The Paps of Jura looking pretty tempting from above Caol Ila this afternoon.

Saw two beautiful adders basking in the sunshine in different locations on Islay’s Oa peninsula today.

Watching the ferry from Portavadie sail in to Tarbert this afternoon, from the lovely circular walk around Tarbert Castle.

The new bridge at the Spittal of Glenmuick car park has been opened today by Balmoral Estate. This means that access is back to normal for Lochnagar and neighbouring Munros, the circular walk around Loch Muick etc. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/b... [Photo does not show current conditions]

From last Friday’s daunder up Glas Tulaichean and Carn an Righ from Spittal of Glenshee. A fine but long and soggy walk. Cannae beat it. @thegreatoutdoors.bsky.social @walkhighlands.co.uk

Beautiful sunshine but still strong winds on Ben Tee yesterday - a real landmark of a Corbett above the Great Glen. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/...

FILM REVIEW: THE NORTH A feature film coming soon in cinemas about two friends walking the West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail? Find out what we thought of Dutch director Bart Schrijver’s new film in the first ever film review on Walkhighlands. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/film-re...

You might think many of Scotland's walks are relatively unchanging... but you'd be surprised! Every year we make updates to 500 of our routes (out of 2,200 on Walkhighlands). It could just be changes to stiles, gates, or rerouted paths, the whole line of the route...

Happy World Not Ending Day! 🥳 #BeinnAChroin #Crianlarich #MunroBagging @walkhighlands.co.uk

What's boring but not boring? Ben Dolphin has been taking in the artworks - in the larval galleries of boring beetles. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/boring-...

Did you also know about the new Ember electric buses between Oban and Inverness? Great new service

Did you know that bus fares in the Highlands & Islands are now capped at £2? The scheme covers Highland, Moray, Western Isles, Argyll & Bute, Shetland and Orkney. Use our search to find routes you can reach by public transport: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/walk-search....

A new seasonal fire byelaw for the Cairngorms National Park will come into force on Wednesday. From 1 April to 30 September each year, campfires and barbecues will not be permitted in the National Park. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/cairngo...

Beautiful conditions looking over Glenmore towards Braeriach this morning earlier this morning - but pretty cold higher up.

A few photos taken last week on the classic 'Heritage walk' from Tolsta to Port of Ness on Lewis. Many thanks to local community land trust Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn for taking the time to meet us and discuss their development of the coastal trails here. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/outer-hebrid...

The view from Beinn Bhragair out to Lewis' West Side, as seen last week. It's a superb viewpoint for appreciating the vast peatlands of central Lewis. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/outer-hebrid...

🏔️ Great to get a bit of time off last week and make the most of this magic forecast! Gairich was absolutely perfect! My 166th Munro (just a few to go 😉) @walkhighlands.co.uk #hillwalking #munrobagging #scotland

Dhail Mor beach photographed today on the West Side coast walk - getting its own post after missing out in yesterday’s Lewis beach roundup! Full updates to our Lewis coverage will be online next week. Route: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/outer-hebrid...

Beaches on the Isle of Lewis as seen from our walk routes - all photographed either today or yesterday.

We’re out walking and updating our routes on…. I reckon many of you can guess!

First 2026 frogspawn we've spotted near home in the Cairngorms. Do you have a first sign of spring?

What do you think is special about the Cairngorms landscape? Let the @cairngormsnews.bsky.social know in their survey - and get a chance to win a £50 gift voucher. Survey here: survey123.arcgis.com/share/9a5d51...

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...