Check out our article for @walkhighlands.co.uk! We spoke to them about red squirrels as a much-loved feature of the Scottish landscape, conservation wins for the species and how you can help when you’re out for a walk. Read the piece here: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/red-ale... 📷 Bob Shand

We're delighted to add all the stages of the Deeside Way to Walkhighlands, a 70km route from Duthie Park in Aberdeen to Ballater on Royal Deeside. You can download the detailed description and GPX mapping in our app to keep you right as you walk the route. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/deeside-way....

On Red Alert: Molly Martin from @scotsquirrels.bsky.social outlines recent progress in the battle to save one of our most charming creatures and explains how you can help by recording all your squirrel sightings – both red and grey. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/red-ale... Photo: Bob Shand

☹️ Bad news: Recent flood damage has shut the road bridge into Spittal of Glen Muick car park - including to walkers. It's a popular starting point for walks at Glen Muick, plus Lochnagar and other Munros on that side of the Cairngorms. @cairngormsnews.bsky.social @walkhighlands.co.uk

Great to see the new footbridge over the Dullan Water that means that the popular Giant's Chair circuit from Dufftown is possible once more. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/moray/giants...

We've rerouted our Ben Aigan route - it now avoids what had become an extremely churned-up firebreak (motorised trail bikes) and instead follows narrower paths through the forest. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/moray/ben-ai... Q: Why does it have a square trig?

At last - a bluebird day! Fantastic conditions in the northern corries of the Cairngorms today. Hope you managed to enjoy a great walk, wherever you got out to.

Concrete tank traps - sometimes known as Dragon's Teeth - on the beach at Burghead in the sunshine today. We're working on updating, rewriting and processing updates to a big batch of routes in Moray.

Scotland's Budget will be approved today. Then it's up to councils, national parks & public bodies to set their own budgets. We want investment in: 🥾 Paths to boost health & rural economies 🗺️ Frontline staff like rangers & access officers ⛰️ Making world-class access rights a daily reality for all!

It's absolutely full on winter conditions out there if you are heading to Scotland's mountains - and that means you need to carry and know how to use an ice-axe and crampons. If you don't, either choose a walk at lower levels, wait for the snows to melt before tackling the summits...

Our Glasgow Murals walk is the Walkhighlands route that changes the most, with frequent changes. These works are ephemeral; they are created & lost as buildings move into & out of use. This 'Keeper of Light' - the tallest of them all at 11 storeys high! www.walkhighlands.co.uk/glasgow/glas...

Looking towards the Cairngorms from Sgor Gaoith in the Cromdale Hills this afternoon. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/g...

A final edition of the Angry Corrie has been published, in memory of Dave Hewitt, who passed away last year. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/the-ang...

After all the gloom, weI’ve come to Glasgow today to find reliable winter sun. The spectacular Necropolis is looking its best. Updates to all our walks within the city will be live in the next few days.

At the top of Ben na Cro. Loch Slappin in the foreground. If you zoom in you can see the road winding round to Elgol. Rhum and Eigg are visible on the horizon. #Skye #hillwalking

The Met Office say that its weather station near Aberdeen has had 16 days with no sun. It's the longest period of gloom ever recorded in the city. Here's Balmedie Beach on better days, to help remind you of the that bright yellow disk in the sky thingy. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/aberdeenshir...

The first Highlander Outdoor walk report winners of 2026 go to JamieP05 for "A Cathedral in the Sky". Runner-up is eduardo for "a change of speed, a change of style..Sendero Sulayr GR240". www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/majesti...

“We risk having world-class outdoor access rights, but 3rd-rate funding to actually make sure they’re delivered.” Our director @bjpaddy.bsky.social just made the case for a £50million Scottish Paths Fund, on BBC Radio 4 Farming Today. 🔈Listen again below & see more on the @ramblers.org.uk website.

We're looking for a developer to help us with a small project - replacing our current offline PWA with a Capacitor JS version in the main app stores. See pdf link for more info: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/images/capac... Get in touch if you can help.

It's @walkhighlands.co.uk time! And in my latest column I'm taking a closer look at the weirdness that is Fata Morgana. I've only seen this bizarre mirage a couple of times, and this particular sighting was on 27th December on Carn na Drochaide. My brain hurts after writing it though! 😆

Have you seen the Fata Morgana this winter? In his latest article, Ben Dolphin does a grand job explaining how this amazing mirage occurs. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/fata-mo...

Our latest new walk visits a series of sites and memorials dedicated to the Arctic Convoys which ferried vital supplies to Russia during World War 2, as well as one of the finest wild beaches in all Scotland. Added by request from locals. Route description: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/torridon/cam...

The view from Meall a' Ghlas Leothaid yesterday - with the Trotternish ridge of Skye and the Isle of Lewis clearly seen on the horizon. As part of ongoing updates, we've redone our Bad na Sgalag circular route to include the ascent to this fine viewpoint. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/torridon/bad...

Scotland’s world-class outdoor access rights are being pushed to breaking point due to a collapse in investment in staff and paths - report from @ramblersscotland.bsky.social

Something to distract amongst the grim. Down the riverside in Inverness today, a crow joined me, right up beside me, staring intently. A few minutes later saw an otter demolishing a salmon under the footbridge unconcerned with the passers-by most of whom had no idea it was there, only metres away.

The view over Firemore beach from the road to Cove just now. Taking advantage of a brief weather window out west. Great view of the mountains from here - that's Sail Mhor and An Teallach in the pic, with the Fisherfields and Torridons out of shot to the right.

Are you planning to tackle a long distance hike this year? Apart from the Traitors fans heading to Cnoc Fyrish, our long distance route pages are dominating the busiest on Walkhighlands at the moment. What's your big walk for 2026? www.walkhighlands.co.uk/long-distanc...

Can you help Walkhighlands? Walkhighlands website & app are free for everyone and anyone to use. We don't charge as we want to provide a service accessible to all, including those who cannot afford to pay. We are now a not-for-profit set up to serve walkers. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/donate.shtml

@walkhighlands.co.uk some might call it a grey day. I call it a Silver day. Stunning little hike towards Stùc a' Chroin. The weather was unstable so we just walked past the Bothy - Always acknowledge the Well of the Cailleach.

Made my first visit to the site of the Craigallion fire today. A perfect excuse to share this lovely article about the history of the place by David Lintern on @walkhighlands.co.uk. All of us who enjoy the outdoors in Scotland should know about this history. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/the-fir...

Walking along Loch Katrine and in the Achray Forest. A boat trip in sparkling winter light. Nuthatches and red squirrels. The Trossachs had an abundance today!

The Walkhighlands faithful tell me that this walk is the one to share with you today. Full route and details: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ullapool/fyr...

Happy Blue Monday. This is said to be "the most depressing day of the year"... but if so, surely that mean we're all about to start feeling happier each day!

We had some curious roe deer visiting Walkhighlands HQ earlier in the week.

Mountain Aid is returning with another Skills for the Hills Day to be held at Stirling University on 7 March. The day will bring together hillwalkers, climbers, and outdoor organisations for a full programme of inspiring talks... www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/free-sk...

Did any of our followers attend the Burning of the Clavie last night? This fire festival unique to Burghead on the Moray Coast greets the old New Year. It's certainly one way to keep warm during the cold snap! Photos taken during previous years.

The view from Dreggie above Grantown on Spey this afternoon. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/d...

It's been an INSANE day! It has also been an EDO day. EDO = Emergency Day Off 😆 Just back from a 25km, 9hr trudge from the door, in the kind of conditions you dream about for most of the year but know you're unlikely to get. -13C first thing, -5C to finish, and didn't see a soul 😀

Simply perfect conditions on an extended walk around Loch an Eilein and Rothiemurchus Forest today. Very quiet - only saw two other people out at Loch an Eilein. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/l...

If you are heading for the hills (and can get there on the snowy roads!) be sure to always check the Scottish Avalanche Information Service. There's tons of unstable powder snow in many areas - always a good time to remember to be avalanche aware. www.sais.gov.uk

Lynx: communities in Highland and Moray invited to discuss reintroduction. A wide-ranging community discussion on the potential reintroduction of lynx to northern Scotland is being launched this month by the Lynx to Scotland partnership.

I think we can safely say it is still winter today.

Still snowbound here - so got out by snow shoeing up Tom an Uird. Ridiculously soft powder so very exhausting!

Very similar conditions here in Banchory

Plans for a first real walk of the year today were quickly changed into a hike from a snow-bound Walkhighlands HQ through the woods into town to get shopping. Still magical!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! A bivi in the Fisherfield was our top moment of 2025.... what was yours and what are you hoping 2026 will bring?

There's a new way to browse and find walks to do for 2026! A *much* requested feature - you can now browse a map of Scotland will ALL our route lines shown at once, to help you find the one you want to do (and easily see how they connect and intersect). www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/big-map...

This a very good list from @walkhighlands.co.uk. I might quibble at Mam na Gualain and make a case for Stob a Choin, Stob Dubh, Rois-Bheinn, Beinn Trilleachan, Sgurr Nan Eugallt, Fuar Tholl or Sgurr Innse. It shows the rich choice we have! www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/our-pic... B n

We were on, rather than alongside, the #RiverSpey yesterday enjoying staying upright

Hope you got the chance to head out for a memorable Boxing Day walk. It's been so frosty here we think it ought to count as a White Christmas even if there wasn't any snow.