Mountain bothies – mountain refuges

Many who enjoy the outdoors and that have spent time in the mountainous areas of Scotland will be aware of mountain bothies.  They may even have made use of one or two of them over the years.  Lots of others won’t know of their existence, but may have perhaps...

Loch Ericht: canoes, mountains & Bonnie Prince Charlie

Loch Ericht (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Eireachd) is a freshwater loch on the border between Perth and Kinross and the Highlands with a north-east to south-west orientation.  The village of Dalwhinnie lies at the north east end of the loch and it is the tenth largest...

The Heart 200 touring route

Scotland is already home to a number of famous long-distance touring routes, whether that is on foot, in a canoe or kayak on water or by road or bike. We have it all. We have the Great Glen Canoe Trail, West Highland Way, North Coast 500, North East 250 and the Argyll...

Delays to re-opening of Caledonian Canal

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Due to additional complications when carrying out extensive renovation work to one of the Calendonian Canal’s locks, on the Great Glen Canoe Trail, the re-opening of the canal at Kytra is now...

What is ‘Leave No Trace’ all about

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Leave No Trace principles offers us some top tips to help us minimise our own impact on the environment when we visit the countryside to work & play.  We should all try to do our little bit to help make a difference where we can....