Scottish Outdoor Access Code

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Know the Code before you go....

Key Principles

Respect the interests of other people

Care for the environment

Take responsibility for your own actions

LINKS

  • Paths for All Partnership
    The Paths for All Partnership was set up to facilitate the development of paths for recreation, health and well-being, strengthening communities, sustainable transport and economic development.
    http://www.pathsforall.org.uk/

  • Mountaineering Council Scotland
    The representative body for hill walkers, climbers, and ski-tourers who enjoy the Scottish mountains.
    www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk

  • Scottish Outdoor Access Code
    Everyone has the right to be on most land and inland water providing they act responsibly. Your access rights and responsibilities are explained fully in the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
    http://www.outdooraccess-scotland.com

  • Scottish Countryside Rangers Association
    SCRA was established in 1974, some 4 years after the first Countryside Ranger was employed. It was set up to draw together Rangers from a new profession across Scotland to develop a national identity for Rangers and to provide support for these new professionals.
    http://www.scra-online.co.uk/

  • Scottish Natural Heritage
    SNH works with Scotland's people to care for the natural heritage: the wildlife, habitats, rocks, landscapes and natural beauty of Scotland.
    http://www.snh.org.uk

  • Scottish Canoe Association
    The Scottish Canoe Association is a membership organisation with an aim to represent, support and promote all forms of recreational and competitive canoeing and kayaking in Scotland.
    http://www.canoescotland.com/

  • Sustrans
    Sustrans is the UK's leading sustainable transport charity. Our vision is a world in which people can choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment. Every day we are working on practical, innovative ways of dealing with the transport challenges that affect us all.
    http://www.sustrans.org.uk/

  • Glenmore Lodge
    Scotland's National Outdoor Training Centre located in the heart of Cairngorms National Park.
    http://www.glenmorelodge.org.uk

  • Cairngorms National Park
    The Cairngorms was made a National Park in September 2003 because it is a unique and special place that needs to be cared for - both for the wildlife and countryside it contains and for the people that live in it, manage it and visit it. It is Britain's largest national Park.
    http://www.cairngorms.co.uk/

  • Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
    Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, where the magnificent landscape has fired the imagination of writers and artists for centuries. It embraces the deep waters of Loch Lomond, the wild glens of the Trossachs, Breadalbane’s high mountains and the sheltered sea lochs of the Argyll Forest.
    http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/

  • Outward Bound® Trust Scotland
    Outward Bound Loch Eil runs centre-based courses all year round and expedition courses during the summer months. Courses focus on personal development using the full range of outdoor activities and group problem-solving tasks, as well as a full winter skills programme.
    http://www.outwardbound.org.uk/home.html or http://www.activity-scotland.org.uk/ob.htm