New from Cicerone Press, Scotland by Chris Townsend, is the second in a series of World Mountain Range guidebooks intended to give a comprehensive overview of an area rather than a series of detailed specific routes.The idea is to give someone new

plays.’‘I’ve worked with Ramblers Scotland staff and know just how good andcommitted they are. Losing them will be a big blow to all outdoorspeople in Scotland.’Specifically, Scottish outdoors people are concerned that the reductionin staff will mean

'The substance of the Gore-Tex Scottish National Trail is to makes use of as many of these trails as possible, linking up existing routes to form a continuous route through the length of Scotland', writes Cameron McNeish in the prologue to his new

One for the diary if you fancy an adventurous challenge this autumn, the inaugural Nokia Coast to Coast Challenge takes place on the weekend of 18-19 September 2010 and is a multi-sport challenge from one side of Scotland to the other.The event

The Tick Alertcampaign group is warning anyone planning to camp in Scotland of thedangers of contracting Lymedisease from tick bites.To put things in perspective, according to the BBC,there were 285 cases of Lyme disease in Scotland in 2008 compared

Walkers and climbers in Scotland may get access to free, detailedmountain weather forecasts along the lines of a six-month Welsh trialthat has just come to an end.The Scottish National Executive has reportedly asked theMountaineering Council

Walter the Weather Girl has another set of data to add to her Friday weather reports, after the world's first ever midge forecasting system was launched on Monday. The forecasts cover the whole of Scotland, and let walkers know whether to expect

Don't be lulled into a false sense of safety on Scottish mountainsover Easter, wintry conditions continue, is the warning from theScottish Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport."As the Easter holidays approach many people will be preparing toenjoy the Scottish hills and mounta...

Scottish Tourist Board map of Scotland topin-point the attractions of the area:Plockton is where Hamish Macbeth was filmed and dead scenicit is too though invaded by touristsEilean Donan Castle is just along the A87 and is probablythe most photographed

It may be November, but there are already avalanche warnings inforce in Scotland.A warning was issued last Friday, but since then there's been moreheavy snow in the area and avalanches were seen in the northerncorries of Cairngorm on Sunday