Dark Lochnagar with its magnificent northern corrie is the highest, most popular and much the finest mountain of the Mounth. It was immortalised in verse by Lord Byron. Download it on #walkhighlands app or via our website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/l...

In his latest article, Ben Dolphin answers every question you have ever asked about clegs, including "Is there hope?" www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/clegs-w...

Well it was the longest hillwalk in the history of the world, but I finally reached 10 Munros for the year! Can finally relax for the rest of the year (whatever relaxing is). #BeinnAChlachair #GaelCharn #CreagPitridh #MunroBagging @walkhighlands.co.uk

The two most northerly summits in the Rum Cuillin give a magnificent hillwalk. Though steep and rocky, these hills have easier going if the full round of the Rum Cuillin is too difficult. Astonishing views of mountain and sea. Download on #walkhighlands app. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/islands/bark...

This superb circular walk climbs high above picturesque Crovie to explore the dramatic coastline of Troup Head and its spectacular gannet colony. Download on #walkhighlands app or visit online: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/aberdeenshir...

The three shapely summits of the Eildon Hills are a celebrated landmark, an icon of the Borders landscape. Ascending all three makes for a classic half-day hillwalk - steep, but with splendid views. Download on #walkhighlands app, or visit our website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/borders/eild...

This excellent forestry walk combines a visit to a beautiful series of waterfalls with a stroll along a section of an old military road. Download on #walkhighlands app - or view on our website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/...

Cairngorms wildfire update: Police Scotland have declared a major incident. The village of Nethy Bridge is now being evacuated. Areas around Loch Morlich / Glenmore also remain closed.

Suilven may be only 731 metres high, but its remarkable outline make it one of Scotland's best known and most easily identified mountains. Download it on #walkhighlands app or view on our website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ullapool/sui...

Explore one of Scotland's most picturesque villages on this short walk - taking in the bay, the beautiful cottages, some hidden corners and a fine viewpoint looking to Applecross and the Isle of Skye. Download it on the #walkhighlands app or visit on website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/kintail/Ploc...

The Flow Country, extending to around 400,000 hectares of Caithness and Sutherland in the north of Scotland, is considered to be the most outstanding example of an actively accumulating blanket bog landscape in the world. This exceptional landscape... www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/discove...

Discover the Flow Country – There’s More Than Meets the Eye

Sarah Lashley, Flow Country World Heritage Site Co-ordinator, explains why we should care about the bog below our feet The Flow Country, extending to around 400,000 hectares of Caithness and Suther...

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Liathach is rated by many mountaineers and hillwalkers as Scotland's finest mountain, challenged only by An Teallach and the Cuillin of Skye. Its traverse is an expedition that will be remembered forever. Download on the Walkhighlands app or view on website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/torridon/Lia...

Update on the wildfire around Glenmore and Ryvoan in the Cairngorms National Park If you know of any walkers out on multi-day trips in the affected area, try to make sure they know of the situation. The road to Glenmore is closed; if in doubt about safe escape route, walkers should phone 999. 1/2

People are being advised to avoid the Glenmore and Loch Morlich area today due to the ongoing large wildfire. Campsite, ski area and road closed.

One of the most popular sections of the Fife Coastal Path is that linking the largest of the East Neuk fishing ports - Anstruther - with perhaps the most photographed - Crail. On our app or website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirlin...

The Merrick is the highest summit in Southern Scotland and lies at the heart of the Galloway ranges. The popular ascent via Benyellary from Loch Trool provides the easiest route up. Download it now on our app or visit on our website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/galloway/mer...

⛰️ Ciste Dhubh bagged yesterday (on my bday 🎉 ) 170/282 done now only 112 to go 🤪 The forecast was ideal, sun and cloud with a little atmospheric mist. Plus lots of burns and bogs for Tattie! #munrobagging #hillwalking #scotland @walkhighlands.co.uk

Achmelvich Bay has a stunning and popular beach; this walk leads from it along a good path north above the coastline to visit a ruined old mill and hidden sandy cove. There is also the option to hunt for a hidden hermit's 'castle'. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ullapool/ach...

Ben Cruachan is one of the finest Munros in the southern Highlands, with jagged peaks and fine rocky ridges as well as stunning views. The ridge walk to Stob Dàimh makes for a classic circuit around the Cruachan reservoir. On our app or website: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/argyll/ben-c...

Another new route added last week is this circuit around the Rosneath Peninsula. We'd had a few requests to include this walk. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochlomond/r...

Apologies for the server downtime we had earlier this morning - it was due to an overnight attack. The problem has now been fixed.

We've updated your Munro maps on Walkhighlands to make them easier to use - you can now mark off a hill from it's map marker. It's on the homepage of our app so you can click a hill, go through to the detailed route description and press download to have the mapping & text ready for offline use.

There are few things that beat a journey linking several of Scotland's magical west coast islands. In our latest article, sponsored by Calmac Ferries, we pick 10 of our own favourite walks from travels in the islands off Scotland’s west coast. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/our-pic...

Another of our new routes up on Walkhighlands is this ascent of Beinn a' Mhanaich via its south ridge. Note that this route is sometimes not accessible if the military firing range is in use (watch out for the red flashing lights / flags). www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochlomond/b...

We've now revamped, rewalked and rephotographed all of our routes around Helensburgh. As well as changing the line of some of the existing ones, we've added new routes to Walkhighlands too - such as this circuit taking in Ben Bowie & Gouk Hill. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochlomond/b...

THANK YOU! Four weeks since launch and our new native app has been downloaded by 25,000 of you so far :) Thanks for all the feedback and support to date. If you have it already, make sure you update to the latest version via your app store, plenty of tweaks and minor fixes out now.

Does the hot weather put you in a rage? Perhaps that's what drove the giant Samson, who - according to forklore - threw this giant boulder several kilometres from Ben Ledi.

Lots of bugs baking on the trig point on top of Ben Ledi today. Make sure you carry plenty of water and stay hydrated. 💦

An escape to the Scottish Highlands 😊. Beinn Alligin and Liathach - two of the three Torridon classics - seen on the approach to Beinn Dearg. @walkhighlands.co.uk #Munros #Torridon #Scotland

“For all that people build, break, and forget, the world remains beautiful. And if you make the effort to seek it— to walk, to climb, to stand still— you find that beauty was always there, waiting between the mountains and the open sky.” #hillwalking #freeverse #scotland @walkhighlands.co.uk