Reminder: the 20% equinox discount on all Rucksack Reader guidebooks expires after today. Visit rucsacs.com and quote the code equinox21 before checking out.

While walking along a public road this morning, minding my own business, a landowner at Dalsetter drove up to me telling me to stick to the public road and not to set one foot on his land. I asked him if he had heard of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code but he just repeated same.

Why is the climate protest generation being misled about John Muir at a time of #COP26 ? Read it here: bit.ly/RR-news113

Finally, the Speyside Way has a modern, responsive website speysideway.co.uk Please visit it and say what you think? Thanks.

Don't be fooled by the .org site which is rogue: for the new official Speyside Way website, visit speysideway.co.uk

Flash Sale for 7 days only, buy this gorgeous hardback book at over 50% discount: rucsacs.com/books/cow/ and enjoy or gift its timeless quality.

"Guidebooks are invaluable on a self-guided holiday. They help with navigation, offer tips about where to eat or fill up that water bottle, and they’re full of local history and fascinating details you might otherwise miss." Read "Why Use a Guidebook?": buff.ly/3j1dcn9

We are launching a guidebook to a long-distance route that follows George Fox's journey in 1652 in St Andrew's Church, Sedbergh, at 4 pm on Saturday 21 May, all welcome: rucsacs.com/book/friends-w…

Things you never knew you needed: a Tube-style map of the National Trails. Disclaimer - for entertainment purposes only. We do NOT recommend that you try to use this map for navigation when actually walking the trails.

Great to read John G O'Dwyer's feature in the Irish Times (Saturday 16.7) on hiking the Kerry Way: bit.ly/kerry-IT

See our latest newsletter for more about the amazing St Magnus Way: bit.ly/RR-news119

Brilliant news: Wainwright's Coast to Coast is getting a £5.6 million upgrade from Natural England. Learn more from this page: rucsacs.com/book/coast-to-…

Learn the virtue of making mistakes – and talking about them: see bit.ly/RR-news120

Find out about St Cuthbert's secret, and what's really happening in Orkney: bit.ly/RR-news123

Find out which book we sold out in its first month (not a great idea!) and the secret of updating a book after it's been printed: bit.ly/RRnews123

Just back from bit.ly/Best-Exotic at Edinburgh Festival Theatre: a much subtler and more moving take on Moggach's book than the popular film, and a positive, anti-ageist message delivered with great humour and sensitivity. What a treat! Don't miss it!

Claim a 20% discount on brand-new editions of two of Scotlands' Greatest Trails: bit.ly/RR-news131

Check out our latest news for people who enjoy walking in Scotland: bit.ly/RR-news132

Here is the lovely new Completion Certificate for the Rob Roy Way: rucsacs.com/book/rob-roy-w…