What is the best kit for the harsh conditions of mountain path maintenance? We think it has to be Keela.

In the June issue of The Great Outdoors Chris Townsend reviews the hardy kit brand on a visit to #AnTeallach / #Itsuptous . buff.ly/4b2briT

OATS' #volunteers were out in force again this week. Over 2 days they cleared drains, dug ditches and cleared path surfaces on the #CoireChash and #DubhLoch paths near #LochMuick . Big thanks to @BalmoralCastle&Estate, their #Rangers & The #Jumbo !
Cairngorms National Park

When you park your car at the #FairyPools on #Skye , where does the ticket money go? See graphic

27%, 'the surplus', generates funding for upland path maintenance projects / 10% generates community rent to fund #Minginish community projects.
Minginish Community SkyeConnect, the tourism management organisation.

More brilliant work by volunteers as part of the 'It’s Up To Us! – An Teallach' project. Great to be able to support this project with Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland and Mountaineering Scotland

Chris Townsend (Chris Townsend) and photographer James Roddie (@jroddiephoto) joined Cairngorm Wilderness Contracts Ltd, Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland, volunteers and members of the Mountaineering Scotland team on An Teallach in March to report on efforts to save Scotland's mountain paths.

🥾Mountain paths lead us safely & sensitively into high places - but are badly eroded. With funding & land ownership loopholes to navigate, Chris Townsend reports from An Teallach where he meets those picking up the pieces.
Read in #TheGreatOutdoors :
thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue/d…

We can now offer an annual #parking permit at our #Dinnet car park, #Aberdeenshire AB34 5LW - Ballater Road at the junction of the A97 and A93. @CairngormsNationalPark 
£20.00/year & free to the local community.
For more info and to apply online: buff.ly/3UDApPR

Wishing you were out on a mountain path this weekend? If you are stuck inside, why not use today to give a wee bit back to the mountains we all love so much by donating to our #ItsUptoUs campaign with Mountaineering Scotland. Just £1 after every walk makes a difference.

⛰️The Welsh #mountain landscape is a microcosm of the magic many of us seek out of doors. Discover its peaks & valleys, waterfalls & cwms, as well as the complex history of tourism in #Wales .
📖Read on in the new issue of #TheGreatOutdoors : thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue/d…
📷Jessie Leong

Working with DMBinS & Cairngorms National Park, OATS & #KingussieCommunityDevelopment ran 2 days of training on stone-built path feature construction for local path and mtb trail building associations in #Strathspey .

A share of income from parking fees at the #BeinnAGhlo car park is being directly re-invested into our Annual #Volunteer #PathMaintenance Programme, enhancing the visitor experience and conserving our cherished landscapes for generations. More info p10 - buff.ly/49yr00i

OATS #volunteer #pathmaintenance programme kicked off on Monday. 6 volunteers headed up Carn Ban Mor in the #Cairngorms . The team cleared drainage features, dug additional ditching & cleared the path line. Volunteer info and programme dates for 2024 buff.ly/3TDOYRQ

Wishing you were out on a mountain path this weekend? If the weather has you stuck inside, why not use today to give something back to the mountains we all love so much by donating even £1 towards our #ItsUptoUs campaign with the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland
savemountainpaths.scot

Tree detectives: I had a brilliant time in the Highlands with ⁦Trees for Life⁩ on the hunt for Scotland’s ancient wild pinewoods theguardian.com/environment/20…

Cameron Campbell from #Dunvegan has been promoted to #Fairy Pools Facility Supervisor at the #Fairy Pools near Carbost, one of the busiest international visitor destinations on #Skye . Best of luck in your new role.
SkyeConnect, the tourism management organisation. Minginish Community VisitScotland

Our fantastic team at Skye's Fairy Pools Car Park are looking forward to meeting all the visitors to the #FairyPools this holiday season. Experience the magic of this special island! #ScotlandIsCalling SkyeConnect, the tourism management organisation. Minginish Community VisitScotland #Skye

We are delighted to welcome Ewan Watson, an experienced mountain path project manager and conservation specialist from Inverness to the team as Outdoor Access Project Officer. #volunteer #pathmaintenance #habitatrestoration .
For more info buff.ly/43vGNLS

Sign of the Times. New information panels for our #pathmaintenance work on #AnTeallach and It's Up to Us, our joint campaign with Mountaineering Scotland
EOCA - European Outdoor Conservation Association Cotswold Outdoor Keela Cairngorm Wilderness #scottishmountaineeringtrust
📸 #mountaineeringscotland

A £100,000 Diamond Grant from the Scottish Mountaineering Trust will 'kick-start' a vital project to protect Scotland's upland paths and conservation measures - with Mountaineering Scotland & OATS

An Teallach repairs will kick-start paths project after £100k award inverness-courier.co.uk/news/an-tealla…

Two groups of #volunteers from the Icelandic National Park system took to the slopes of Meall a' Bauchaille over the weekend to learn about #pathmaintenance and carry out essential #repairs to help keep people on the path and prevent erosion.
#conservation #Sustainability