North of Scotland LDWA Local Group Page

08/06/2026

Yesterday 5 members walked to the summit of Ben Rinnes via Scurran of Mornish. This was a 7 mile WASP walk, good use was made of the bothy for both a morning coffee and lunch break. Conditions were typically Scottish hills with a rather brisket breeze at the summit.

31/05/2026

This coming Saturday 6th June we are putting on a 7 mile walk to the summit of Ben Rinnes. This will be a WASP (walking at a slower pace) and would be ideal for non members to give it a go. If there is time there will be cafe visit after.
Please follow the link to view more details and sign up

The Long Distance Walkers Association - to further the interests of those who enjoy long distance walking

31/05/2026

We had no walks ourselves this weekend but this didn't stop members heading far and wide over Scotland to participate in other events. Firstly Shelagh Walker completed the Peebles Pootle 16.4 mile event put on by the South of Scotland group, well done to her, she also met up with our former Chairperson Graham Smith who is now chair for the SoS group and performing a back marker for the event.
Much further north 3 members, Jenni, Karen and Mo took on the Golspie 3 peaks challenge. A 13 mile hike up 3 beautiful peaks in the Highlands, well done to you all.
Our next walk is on the 6th of June and a post will follow

27/05/2026

As many of you will know this past weekend was the LDWA flagship event, the Honeypot 100. This year 4 members entered for the event but unfortunately Tom Summerscales had to withdraw due to illness. This left Ricky Beck (our branch chairperson), Amy Lomax and Andrew Escott to brave the stifling heat in what was going to be the second hottest 100 on record. They were all doing well until unfortunately Ricky had an accident during the night and had to retire at 61.1 miles, still a very sterling effort in those conditions! Amy and Andrew would complete the 100 miles and a huge congratulations for all our members, the conditions made for a 44% completion rate, much lower than our own rather cooler event.
The big push is now for our own LoM 50/30 which is open for entry to both members and non members, details are on the website and I will be posting again soon.

25/05/2026

23/05/2026

Remember folks we have a range of NoS LDWA merch available on the web page !
https://ldwa.org.uk/NorthWestGrampian/W/9910/ldwa-merchandise.html

23/05/2026

Today 10 intrepid adventurers completed the 18 mile Cairngorm loop! This was a challenging but enjoyable walk round some of the most beautiful and remote area of Scotland. We even got to try out our emergency shelter. Thanks to Pete M for organising and leading.

23/05/2026

NoS LDWA mountain goat training squad!

18/05/2026

This Saturday we have a challenging 17 mile walk in the beautiful Cairngorms. Please use the link for details of the walk and how to sign up.

The Long Distance Walkers Association - to further the interests of those who enjoy long distance walking

17/05/2026

Eleven members of the North of Scotland group walked through the Dumnaglass, Errogie and Abersky areas of South Loch Ness. Despite the forecast, we had warm and dry weather all day and saw many, many lovely lambs!