The Project

The purpose of the project is to collect as much knowledge of old paths in Scotland as possible and to promote the existence and the heritage of these paths. It is hoped that by providing this information it will give an added dimension to your walks when you discover these lost pathways for yourself and in adding your own knowledge to the database you will be contributing towards future generations’ enjoyment of our vast number of old paths.

Website
This website is a central bank containing information on all of the usable paths that we have found out about so far and is continually being added to. As much as possible we would like to know about the paths that you know about and have walked and we would like you to add your knowledge of these paths to our database.

Book
The project will also produce a hardback book that will contain a selection of our favourite heritage paths and will include more information about the main types of path found in Scotland written by guest writers. This book will be available in bookshops around the country and through our office at ScotWays, 24 Annandale Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4AN.

Learning Resource
A paper based learning resource is being created to help teachers meet the learning outcomes contained in the Curriculum for Excellence. This learning resource will be tailored to different areas of Scotland and will provide teachers with activities to encourage pupils to fulfil the criteria required for the Curriculum for Excellence. Each area’s learning resource will also contain details of great heritage paths that would be suitable for site visits and each will be individually risk assessed. The website will also contain a gallery where artwork created by students through this project can be uploaded and viewed.

Signposts
Many heritage paths are being signposted to include small panels with information about the history of a path. These signs help to give a flavour of the past uses and importance of old paths to users who may not already be aware of this project.