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ScotWays @scotways.com · 29/09/2026

This #ScottishHillTracks route offers a 27km trek, mostly on good tracks. The ‘Burma Road’ is a popular challenge for both mountain bikers and gravel bikers due to its steep southern ascent/descent, but which is soon rewarded by the impressive views. [1/2]

Three children wearing helmets cycle along a dirt trail through pine and heather toward a winding river and distant hills.

Tall weathered stone memorial commemorating a 17th-century archer stands beside a sandy path amid pine trees, green undergrowth, and patches of purple heather in a quiet Highland woodland.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 25/09/2026

A lovely photo of one of our fingerposts in Fife! ⭐ #FingerpostFriday 📸Alan Wyllie

A green, ScotWays, three-armed Fingerpost directing walkers to "The Red Ash Trail" and "Path to Coaltown of Wemyss", marking public footpaths

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 24/09/2026

The Heritage Paths page on our website has undergone many changes since its launch on 6 May 2009: here is a screenshot of what that website looked like when it was first launched 17 years ago. #FromTheArchives #ThrowbackThursday

Hpaths homepage: A screenshot of a website page that reads ‘Heritage Paths’. In the middle of the screen is a photo of a man walking across a stone bridge in the countryside. Underneath the photo is a paragraph of information explaining what heritage paths are.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 22/09/2026

Route 119 is the old coffin route from Glen Falloch to Balquhidder, as the name of the Bealach nan Corp (pass of the corpses) indicates. The bealach in question is broad and boggy and may be confusing in the mist... #HillTrackTuesday 📸Richard Barron

Promotional trail graphic for ScotWays Hill Track 119: Inverlochlarig (Balquhidder) to Inverarnan (Glen Falloch), showing a group of hikers on a gravel path through golden grassland heading toward a dark mountain under a cloudy sky.

Lone hiker with a backpack and trekking poles walking through tall golden grass toward mist-covered hills, conveying a solitary autumn mountain trek.

A picturesque autumn mountain valley where a winding reflective river leads through dense conifer forests and coppery slopes toward misty blue peaks under a bright sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 18/09/2026

ScotWays is most famous for our green and white metal signs, but in a few places, we've also installed wooden signs, like this one in the Borders, dating from 2003. The engraved nameplates were originally green. Can you guess where exactly this fingerpost is? #FingerPostFriday 📷 Karen Lowrie

Wooden waymarker post with a weathered metal plaque for the Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society, Edinburgh, mounted against a dense green hedge to mark a public footpath.

Weathered wooden fingerpost with a right-pointing arm carved "Path", fixed to a post with a small Scottish Rights of Way plaque, set against a dense green hedge to mark a public footpath.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 15/09/2026

We remain in and around Glen Affric this #HillTrackTuesday. Embarking on route 263 which starts at Cluanie Inn and returning towards the #AffricKintailWay, via Alltbeithe (SYHA Glen Affric Youth Hostel). #ScottishHilltracks 📸Rachel Taylor

A small pedestrian suspension bridge spans a stream in a rugged Scottish Highland landscape with rolling green and brown hills under a cloudy sky. Overlaid text reads, "ScotWays Hill Track 263 Cluanie Inn to Affric Lodge (Glen Affric)."

A wooden-planked suspension bridge with tall, black metal arches spans a shallow river, leading toward a vast grassy meadow and hillside with rolling mountains under a cloudy, overcast sky.

A narrow hiking path winds through a vast, grassy mountain valley under an overcast, cloudy sky, with a small, shallow stream flowing through the center toward rolling green peaks in the distance.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 11/09/2026

Our four-armed finger post in Brunstane Mill Park, #Portobello, Edinburgh recently fell over. Thanks to the kind person who let us know, and even bigger thanks to volunteers Orla and Rod who reinstalled the sign promptly. ☺️ #FingerpostFriday 📷Orla Moffat

Signpost at a grassy park path junction pointing to Newhailes and Brunstane Burn Path, set against trees and a blue sky, with a spade and other tools on the grass below. There's soil on the ground at the base of the signpost, suggesting that it has been newly replaced.

Volunteer smiling beside a fallen directional signpost and tools on dry grass in a park, with a paved path and trees in the background.

A volunteer attaching a ScotWays sticker to a signpost directing walkers to Milton Road East and Brunstane Burn Path beside a grassy trail.

Trail splitting into two paved paths at the Brunstane Mill Park entrance, with an information board and direction signs, a wheelbarrow with supplies at the right, surrounded by tall trees and a dramatic cloudy sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 10/09/2026

Here is a look at the report cards used by volunteers to record path and sign surveys in the 1990s and 2000s. 📇 [1/3] #ThrowbackThursday #FromTheArchives

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 08/09/2026

🥾 Route 266 is one of the great Scottish cross-country routes which invites you to walk from Glen Affric to Morvich through a stunningly dramatic landscape. ⛰️ Our book #ScottishHilltracks mentions three variations of the route which are 23, 31 and 35 km respectively.

Hiker with purple backpack walking a rocky footpath through dramatic hills under a cloudy sky — cover for ScotWays Hill Track 266: Affric Lodge (Glen Affric) to Morvich (Loch Duich).

A lone hiker in a teal jacket and pink hat steps across rocky, waterlogged ground. In the background there are rugged, grass-covered hills beneath a low, overcast sky.

Lush green mountain valley with a narrow stream winding between steep grassy, rocky slopes and a stony footpath at left, framed by distant ridges under low grey clouds.

ScotWays promotional graphic urging purchase of the official guide to Scottish Hill Tracks, shown over a misty mountain valley with a narrow grassy path winding between steep green slopes under cloudy skies.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 04/09/2026

This #FingerpostFriday we'd like to show you this fresh sign in Morvich. It's our volunteer Andy who's installed this one as well, and it's looking great! Thank you! ☺️ 📸Andy Giddy

Signpost with two directional arrows marking walking routes beside a winding country lane, set among grassy verges by a green mountain side and trees under a cloudy sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 03/09/2026

Our Chair Rachel Taylor recently hosted a walk as part of the #WRCED Festival 2026 (Walk Run Cycle East Dunbartonshire). Eleven attendees explored hills & historic routes from the Vale of Leven together with two ScotWays directors. The sun shone on the walkers who donned equally sunny smiles!

Group of hikers gathered at a hilltop trig pillar, smiling with backpacks and walking poles against a wide blue sky and distant patchwork fields.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 01/09/2026

For this week's #HillTrackTuesday we make a return to the Scottish Borders, embarking on a ridge route that straddles the Tweed and Yarrow Valleys. Route 21 is also a #HeritagePath (Gypsy Glen Drove Road) and forms part of the Cross Borders Drove Road. 📸 Neil Birch #ScottishHillTracks

Serene rural landscape with rolling green fields and wooded valleys leading to purple-tinted hills under a cloud-filled sky, framed by a dry stone wall in the foreground.

Grassy hillside path bordered by a low dry‑stone wall and leaning trees, overlooking a village in a green valley with rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 31/08/2026

Have you thought about applying to join our board of directors? It's not too late! You have until Monday the 14th September at 9am to send in your application. For more information about the role and application process, visit our website: scotways.com/jobs

ScotWays recruitment flyer inviting people to join its board of directors to help defend and promote Scotland’s outdoor access rights, highlighting need for Communications/PR and IT/Digital skills, with countryside signpost photo and link to scotways.com/jobs.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 28/08/2026

A big thank you to volunteer Andy Giddy and family, who recently replaced one of our signposts near Coulags. The new signpost is looking fantastic! ✨ #FingerpostFriday

Two people in hi‑vis vests standing by a Ceum Path sign pointing to Toirbheartan / Torridon (16 km / 10 miles), posing next to a rural road with spruce trees and an overcast sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 27/08/2026

Today’s #FromTheArchives photos are from a ScotWays Members Walk in August 1996, of the Corrieyairack Pass in the Scottish Highlands. Find out more about the Corrieyairack Pass: scotways.com/heritage-pat.... #ThrowbackThursday [1/3]...

Power Lines: On a cloudy day, a view of a gravel track extending into the distance surrounded on both sides by grass. In the distance two people walk to the left towards an electricity pylon.

Along the Corrieyairack Pass: A long-distance view of the rolling Scottish hills, covered in grass and heather, with a cloudy sky above. There are three people stood in the bottom right corner of the photograph walking a gravelled path that winds through the hills.

Corrieyairack Signage: A view of a man wearing a red plaid shirt and beige trousers with a large backpack is walking on a gravelled track towards a large metal gate. The gate has a small white sign that says in black text, “This track is now a scheduled ancient monument – any person causing damage liable to persecution by the secretary of state”. Hills covered in grass and heather can be seen behind the gate.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 25/08/2026

Route 135 is a classic historical route through fine mountain country, and now also part of the #WestHighlandWay. The track itself is a 44 km long old drove and military road skirting the Black Mount Hills and ascending the well-known Devil's staircase. #ScottishHillTracks #HillTrackTuesday

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 21/08/2026

#FingerpostFriday Our sign in Lundin Road, near #Dunfermline, #Fife was in a bad way. Huge thanks to volunteers Liz and Audrey for replacing it! 📸 Neil Birch

Two volunteers in yellow hi‑vis vests stand with their hands on a ScotWays signpost which reads 'Public Path, Dunfermline'. They are at the edge of a golden oat field and smiling at the camera. A narrow path winds through the field, into the distant hills with trees.

A neglected roadside directional signpost nearly swallowed by brambles and tall grass, marking an overgrown rural lane beneath a cloudy sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 18/08/2026

We're heading to the north-eastern corner of Arran for this week's #HilltracksTuesday. Route 90 forms part of the #ArranCoastalWay and passes the Fallen Rocks – an impressive landmark formed of conglomerate boulders. #ScottishHillTracks 📷 Rachel Taylor

Overcast coastal landscape with rocky shore and sloping green hills, a wooden utility pole and wires tracing the shoreline, and foreground rocks, ferns and purple wildflowers.

Remote whitewashed cottage overlooking a rocky shoreline and calm sea, with green ferns and rolling hills rising to the right under heavy gray clouds, conveying a quiet, windswept coastal landscape.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 14/08/2026

#FingerpostFriday This sign is located in East Lothian. You'll get a golden star if you can guess where! ⭐ 📷 David Seaton

Green signpost labeled "Public Path" with three arrowed panels showing icons for walkers, cyclists and horses, marking a junction beside a dirt track through trees and wildflowers.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 13/08/2026

After the Catalogue of Rights of Way (CROW) was compiled in the 1990s, in 2001 a further three-year maintenance programme was approved. For this week’s look into our archives here is a look at the 2001 Annual Report, which announced the project to our members. [1/2]...

2001 AR Article: A scan of a white page of text from the 2001 ScotWays Annual Report. The article describes the approval of a new project to continue the inclusion of all known rights of way in the National Catalogue of Rights of Way (CROW), with a table at the bottom of the page providing figures from CROW at the end of August 2001.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 11/08/2026

Our #HeritagePath of the Month for August 2026 is Cryne Corse Mounth, a right of way with use dating back over 700 years! Find out more: scotways.com/heritage-pat... [1/2]... 📸 Neil Birch

A winding woodland gravel track marked by a metal ScotWays signpost pointing to "Cryne Corse Mounth," with dense spruce trees and grassy undergrowth.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 07/08/2026

#FingerpostFriday Our newly replaced signs near Baddinsgill in the #PentlandHills. We’ve had a signpost here since 1889. You’ll have to visit to see the new #HeritagePaths interpretation plaque! 📷 Neil Birch

Two black ponies and riders walks along a country lane past a ScotWays fingerpost, framed by rolling green hills, a stand of trees and an overcast sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 04/08/2026

#HillTrackTuesdays his week features route 3 – Town Yetholm to Alwinton by Clennell Street. This is a historic crossing of the border between Scotland and Northumberland, also known as Hexpethgate. The route is 29 km long, all on minor roads or waymarked tracks. Have you walked this route?

Rolling grassy hills with a low wire fence and a grassy mound in the foreground, leading to patchwork fields and distant blue ridgelines beneath a pale sky, conveying a quiet rural landscape.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 03/08/2026

In the new feature article on our website Volunteer Laura Thompson embarks on a cycling adventure, exploring the layered history along the old drove roads of Argyll. Read the full article on our website: scotways.com/uncovering-l... . 🌳 📸 Laura Thompson & Thomas Hill

Two cyclists with bikepacking gear traverse a grassy path taking them across a weathered, moss-covered stone arch bridge in a rural, hilly landscape under a blue sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 31/07/2026

From mountains to the sea, we have signposts dotted around all over the country. Here's a nice one from the shores of Inver Bay in the Moray Firth. #FingerpostFriday 📷 David Thompson

Dramatic low clouds over a rocky coastal shoreline and calm sea, with a footpath sign on a post, a wire fence and yellow wildflowers in the grassy foreground and distant hills on the horizon.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 30/07/2026

The repair has lasted well: here's a recent photo of the same bridge by Rachel Taylor

An old, mossy stone arch bridge spans a small rocky stream within a rolling, grassy highland landscape, featuring patches of purple heather in the foreground under an overcast sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 30/07/2026

The Corrieyairack Pass is one of many military roads that were constructed by General Wade (1673-1748) after the first Jacobite Rebellion. Built in 1731, there are several bridges along the route that have been repaired over the years. [1/3]... 📸Richard Barron

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 28/07/2026

#OnThisDay five years ago, on 28 July 2021, Network Rail closed the Ben Alder Level Crossing at #Dalwhinnie to the public. The crossing is used by a recorded public right of way and #ScottishHillTracks routes 153 and 155, two important historic routes through the Central Highlands. [1/6]...

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 24/07/2026

Are you interested in helping our work to defend Scotland's outdoor access rights? We are looking for people to join our board of directors. At present we are particularly looking for individuals with skills in communications/PR and digital skills. For more information visit: scotways.com/jobs

Recruitment flyer from ScotWays with the headline: "Join our board of directors" in bold green letters. The main copy that follows reads: "If you would like to help defend and promote Scotland's outdoor access rights, this could be an ideal role for you!" "We are especially looking for skills and experience in the following areas, but encourage anyone interested to apply:
- Communications/PR
- IT/Digital"

Another section of green text reads: "Find out more and how to apply on our website: https://scotways.com/jobs/
Hybrid (Scotland)."

There is a dark green border on the right hand side and a picture of a three directional sign.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 21/07/2026

Route 52 invites you to traverse the moors of the southern Pentlands where you can soak up the scenery and immerse yourself in a landscape steeped in history. [1/3]... #ScottishHillTracks #HilltrackTuesday 📷 Richard Barron

A photo of a weathered wooden boardwalk cutting through tall green grass and yellow wildflowers (buttercups), leading to a waymarked post beneath heavy gray clouds and guiding walkers across a wet meadow.

Weathered, lichen-covered gravestone with a worn inscription on a windswept grassy hill in late summer beneath a blue, cloud-streaked sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 17/07/2026

#FingerpostFriday our brand-new sign at Trinloist, south of Loch Ness, replaced recently by volunteer Andy Giddy (📷🔧)

A green left-pointing finger point sign reading Gaelic and English place names: "Inbhir Fharagaig / Inverfarigaig 4 km / 2¼ miles" and "Foithir / Foyers 5 km / 3 miles", credited to Scottish Rights of Way, set among yellow gorse.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 16/07/2026

#ThrowbackThursday #FromTheArchives From our archives is this photo of a hillwalker traversing West Highland Way, north of Rowardennan, taken by our former chairman Donald Bennet. [1/2]...

West Highland Way: A black and white photo of the Scottish countryside. A man in a kilt walks with his back turned to the camera along a path with trees to the right of a body of water (Loch Lomond). In the distance over Loch Lomond is a mountain.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 14/07/2026

#HillTrackTuesday this week features route 140 from Bridge of Orchy to the Clachaig Inn. This #ScottishHillTracks that winds through high, lonely mountain country, and its remoteness and altitude require care and experience - especially in adverse weather and poor visibility. 📷 Rachel Taylor

A scenic mountain valley with steep, green, grass-covered hillsides and a rocky, winding stream bed, set under a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 10/07/2026

Here’s a before and after of our signpost at the Lairig Eilde in #Glencoe. The old signpost was the 1951 original, although its finger had broken off and been replaced. #FingerpostFriday [1/2]... 📷 1. Richard Barron 2. NTS Glencoe @n-t-s.bsky.social

Pre-restoration "Before" shot of a rusted green waymarker in the Scottish Highlands reading "Path to Glen Etive by the Lairig Eilde," showing flaking paint and corrosion against a blurred moorland background

Directional green fingerpost sign pointing to Gleann Èite (Glen Etive) set against misty green hills and low clouds, with the large white word "After" overlaid.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 08/07/2026

📰NEW WEB ARTICLE ALERT 📰 In the most recent feature article on our webpage Volunteer Mike Merchant tells us of his adventure traversing a part of the 70+km ‘Thieves Road’ from Dalwhinnie to Fort William. Find out what Mike has to say: scotways.com/tramps-and-thieves 📸Mike Merchant

A yellow dome tent and a smaller blue tent pitched on the grassy bank of a stream in a rugged, open landscape, with a snow-dusted mountain range in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 07/07/2026

Our #HeritagePath of the Month for July 2026 is the Old Cross-Country Routes, described in 1941 as "a very old and interesting right-of-way" by the Rev A E Robertson. Find out more: scotways.com/heritage-pat... [1/2]... 📸 Nic Bullivant

A hiker wearing a red backpack and using trekking poles steps across a shallow stream, set against a backdrop of a calm loch and distant, snow-capped mountains under an overcast sky.

A hiker with a large red backpack walks along a rocky hillside trail in a glen. The surrounding hills are covered in brown grass and patches of snow, with snow-capped peaks visible in the distance under a cloudy sky

A hiker wearing a large red backpack walks uphill along a rocky, autumnal path on a treeless hillside, toward a small waterfall cascading over dark stones in a rugged mountain landscape.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 03/07/2026

#FingerpostFriday Huge thanks to volunteer Graham Chapman (🪏📷) for refurbishing and reinstalling our 1952-vintage signpost in Glen Lethnot. It points along the Whisky Road, which you can read about on #HeritagePaths: scotways.com/heritage-pat....

A man installs a vintage signpost that reads "Public Footpath to Glenesk & Ballater." He is positioned on a grassy roadside verge, with a gravel road behind him and green hills, trees, and a blue sky with scattered clouds in the background. A red bucket and a shovel rest on the grass nearby.

A side-by-side comparison shows the repair of a metal footpath sign. On the left, labeled "Before," a rusted and crooked sign reading "Public Footpath to Glenesk & Ballater" stands in a muddy, dry landscape. On the right, labeled "After," the same sign is restored, straightened, painted black, and set in a lush, green grassy area.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 02/07/2026

[2/2]... We did consider alternate designs: here is a look at some drawings of suggested ScotWays logos from our archives. Which is your favourite? #ThrowbackThursday

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 30/06/2026

This #ScottishHillTracks route starts on a well-made track, but you can expect rough conditions towards the end. Route 100 is a manageable 12 km in distance and passes Abyssinia Bothy in Glen Kinglas... [1/3] 📷 Rachel Taylor #HillTrackTuesday

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 26/06/2026

Huge thanks to volunteer Alastair for helping to replace our worn-out, rusted-through signpost on the Cryne Corse Mounth where it departs from the forest roads in Fetteresso, Aberdeenshire. 📷 Neil Birch Find out more about this route on #HeritagePaths*: scotways.com/heritage-pat...

A person in a black beanie and high-visibility yellow vest is digging into the soil with a shovel beside a rusted metal signpost by a gravel road in a wooded area.

A ScotWays signpost with two green directional signs pointing toward "Cryne Corse Mounth" stands at the edge of a gravel forest track that curves through dense coniferous woods under an overcast sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 25/06/2026

#OnThisDay in June 1981, the action for declarator of the right of way from Strathpeffer to Falls of Rogie (SHT route 315) was brought to Dingwall Sheriff Court, following an obstruction by then-owner of Kinellan Farm.

On the back of an old ScotWays membership card, a hand-drawn map of Garve to Dingwall by Strathpeffer in black pen, with names of roads and landmarks written next to them. At the bottom, it reads “Description: ‘Scottish Hill Tracks, Northern Scotland’ Route 153. Maps: O.S 1:50,000 sheets 20 & 26. Bartholomew 1:100,000 Sheet 55”.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 23/06/2026

We’re heading into the south of Scotland this #HillTrackTuesday. Route 16 from Tweedsmuir to Moffat is a bit of a hidden gem promising a pleasant jaunt by the Fruid Reservoir and a scenic trek past the Devil’s Beef Tub – a landmark steeped in history and legend. 📷 Alan Castle & Adam Ward

Four small rowboats rest on the golden-brown grassy shore of a calm reservoir, including one green boat, two white boats, and one upturned blue boat. A lone, leafless tree stands near the water’s edge, which reflects the rolling, grassy hills under a clear blue sky. A map pin icon and the label "Fruid Reservoir" appear in the upper-left corner.

A deep, bowl-shaped geological hollow known as The Devil’s Beef Tub, featuring steep hillsides covered in grass and loose rock, viewed from a foreground of green vegetation and wildflowers.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 19/06/2026

#FingerpostFriday: These two signs at Fa’side Castle in #EastLothian were replaced recently by volunteer Ken Tippen (📷🔧), thanks Ken!

A pair of green end-mounted direction signs on a grey signpost in front of a lushly vegetated bank, and a stock fence, under fluffy white clouds and a bit of blue sky. The signs say "Path: Wallyford 1.6 km / 1 mile" and "Path: Elphinstone 2.2 km / 1 1/2 miles".

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 18/06/2026

#FromTheArchives this historic printing block from 1976 was used to produce the front cover of our annual report (also pictured). That year's report included Tom Weir’s acceptance of the position of Honorary Vice-President, which he held for the following 20 years. #ThrowbackThursday

A photograph of a metal print block sitting on top of a wooden table. It is made up out of different reliefs of bronze and iron, showing an image of two backpackers walking through a wooded and hilly area of the countryside.

A photograph of a paper booklet sitting on top of a wooden table. At the top it reads “SCOTTISH RIGHTS OF WAY SOCIETY LTD” and at the bottom it reads “For Year ended 30th June, 1976”. It shows an image of two backpackers walking through a wooded and hilly area of the countryside.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 16/06/2026

#HillTrackTuesday this week is #ScottishHillTracks route 135 from Tyndrum to Kinlochleven, chosen in honour of the Tercentenary of Thomas Pennant. In 1769, he used the short-lived military road over the Devil’s Staircase as part of his Tour In Scotland. ...[1/2] 📷 Declan Valters

A dark green sign on a black-painted post, reading "Public Footpath to Kinlochleven by Devil's Staircase". In the background is a main road, parked cars, a small rocky mountain and a wide expanse of peatland.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 12/06/2026

#FingerpostFriday: Our brand-new replacement sign at Bridge of Brown, @cairngormsnews.bsky.social. 🔧 and 📷 thanks to volunteers Jo & Richard Doake.

A green sign on a grey post, on the right of the image, pointing along a grassy path that leads away into woodland. To the left, the main road bounded by snow poles rises and curves to the left. In the distance is moorland and a plantation under a cloudy sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 11/06/2026

Fancy getting into #hillwalking? Why not start with @MountaineeringScotland’s free Sofa2Summit online course? 📸 Mountaineering Scotland & The Adventure Photographers

Two hikers walk across a green, grassy mountain slope on a partly cloudy day. One of them wears a bright red fleece jacket, while the other, wears a white t-shirt, dark baseball cap, and backpack. They each hold on to a map and compass.

A small group of hikers in colourful clothing follow a narrow trail through a grassy valley, set against a backdrop of the rolling, heather-covered Pentland hills under an overcast sky.

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 10/06/2026

That looks like a fantastic adventure! But as you've spotted, route 140 is quite challenging, with much ascent, long pathless sections and some steep ground. Here are some recent pics: 📷 1. Màm nan Sac 📷 2-4. Fionn Ghleann © Rachel Taylor

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ScotWays @scotways.com · 09/06/2026

#HillTrackTuesday this week we’re featuring the classic #ScottishHillTracks route 138 from Dalmally to Glen Coe via Glen Etive. Have you ever done this route, on foot, bike or horse? 📷 Richard Barron & Laura Thompson

View from a rocky mountain slope overlooking a valley with a river and a loch, with the text "View of route 138 and Loch Etive from neighbouring Stob n Broige" overlaid.

A rocky shore leads to the tranquil waters of Loch Etive, with the majestic, snow-capped peaks of Ben Cruachan visible in the distance under a cloudy sky.

A person with a red backpack and a dog walk through a grassy glen towards a large, green, rounded mountain under a cloudy blue sky.

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