Me an my wife plan to visit Scotland in May from USA. We originally planned flying to Inverness and driving to Portree from Inverness. As we started looking at flight options we found Edinburgh have more options to choose from when flying from London. Google maps shows 4hours and 30 mins drive from Edinburgh to Portree. Is that drive easy and doable for tourist ? we drive a lot here in US and somewhat familiar driving on Left side of the road. Suggestions or tips would be helpful to plan our trip.

Curious if anybody is able to help I have a genetic condition which means that my muscles are increasingly weaker as a age I love the outdoors I grew up in the hills of Cumbria. If I was to lose access to the outdoors my life would be a lot less Rich so I'm curious is there any way that I can enjoy the outdoors in Scotland the country I live in but do so in my wheelchair because I deeply fear not being able to go out onto the countryside.

If anybody has Maps or suggestions of places that I can and should go in my chair I would have fat tires and an electric attachment which helps drag me up a hill.

Heading for some walking and aiming to get up to Sgorr Nam Fiannaidh, I'm aiming to avoid scrambling (grade 1 is fine, I think) as I'm with someone who doesn't climb, so I'm looking for confirmation that the Western approach and descent isn't a scramble. Pretty sure the way to the summit isn't technical, but I'm not 100% on the descent.

Most guides (including my Munro and Scrambling books all assume I want to do the full ridge (I mean, they're right; I would like that but not this time!).

Below is the planned route, but since I'd rather not get us halfway there and then find it unsuitable terrain, I'm asking if anyone knows either way.

Hiya, planning a trip up north with my partner for this summer and I'm looking for recommendations for areas to stay with good day hikes.

She has some knee issues that make it difficult for us to do any multi-day thru hiking carrying tent etc, so I'm looking for official campsites so we can leave our stuff at camp and go adventuring during the day.

We just prefer somewhere noncommercial (no clubhouse, pool, etc. Maybe a little shop there or nearby to grab some supplies but nothing much more). Something that feels wild, even if it's not wild camping..

Not attached to any area in particular yet so very open to suggestions and ideas!

We will be travelling without a car, but hike a bit from the bus/train station to get to the campsite no problem.

Thanks for any help.

I was out walking in the Glenshee area yesterday and saw loads of these wooden things with grass on top, does anyone know what they’re for? I wondered if they were grouse butts or similar, but the OS maps usually mark these and I can’t see anything on there. Then I thought they were waymarkers for deep snow because they lined the path but I feel like that’s less likely. I’m just really curious so if anyone has any idea let me know!