As summer turns to autumn and accessible tracks for walking and cycling shift to shades of orange and red, now’s the time to staycation in the Great Scottish Outdoors. A haven of hundreds of hikes, ...

Zimbabwean-born adventurer Nick Ray, 61, has completed a 1,600km walk between the four cardinal corners of Scotland. Ray arrived at his finish point of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of mainland ...

Scotland, known for its remarkable landscapes, extensive history, and warm hospitality, has become an ultimate destination for walking holidays. The allure of venturing through the diverse Scottish ...

Nestled among the vast expanse of peat bogs to the north of the island is a place called Cullivoe. At first glance, the ...

Scotland has more than two dozen official long-distance trails through moors, peat bogs and forests. We chose one of the most popular, the West Highland Way. As first-time walkers in Scotland, my ...

Ridge walking is surging in popularity across the UK, with searches for ridge walks rising by 180 per cent in the past year. This form of hiking, which follows the crest or spine of a mountain or hill ...

Graeme, the duty manager at the YHA hostel in Crianlarich, raises an eyebrow as I dump my dripping pack by the door. It’s been dark for several hours already, it’s raining heavily, and he clearly wasn ...

AN affordable walking route up an extinct volcano with "beautiful views" has been named the best in Scotland. The North Berwick and The Law route in East Lothian, which takes in "sweeping views" of ...

Forget the three Rs. I went to Speyside, Scotland’s “single-malt capital of the world,” to brush up on the three Ws: whiskey, wool and walking. Striding beside the River Spey on a misty afternoon, a ...