Upland Path Management

Standards for delivering path projects in Scotland's mountains

Contents

• Home
• Preface
• Section 1 - Project planning
• 1.1 Why do upland pathwork?
• 1.2 Best Value
• 1.3 Developing a path management plan
• 1.4 Planning and post-project maintenance
• Section 2 - Project and site assessment
• 2.1 Purpose and use of surveys
• 2.2 Planning your surveys
• 2.3 Green surveys and path assessments
• 2.4 Amber surveys
• 2.5 Red surveys
• 2.6 Scottish Mountain Footpath Inventory (SMiFI)
• Section 3 - Managing safety and environment
• 3.1 Safety - Statutory framework
• 3.2 Construction (Design Management) Regulations path safety systems
• 3.3 Safety assessment
• 3.4 Risk, hazard and control
• 3.5 Safety plan
• 3.6 Safety performance
• 3.7 Maintaining site safety
• Section 4 - Using contracts to build paths
• 4.1 Using contracts to build paths
• 4.2 Preparing a competetive tender
• 4.3 Selecting a tender
• 4.4 Running, monitoring and closing contracts
• Section 5 - Training and developing the project team
• 5.1 Identifying training and development needs
• 5.2 Meeting the need
• 5.3 Evaluating the development
• List of abbreviations
• Further reading

Further reading

Aitken, R. (1985).
Scottish Mountain Footpaths - a reconnaissance review of their condition
Countryside Commission for Scotland (SNH).

Bayfield, N.G and Aitken, R. (1992).
Managing the Impacts of Recreation on Vegetation and Soils: A Review of Techniques
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology.

BT Countryside for All (1997)
Standards and Guidelines - A Good Practice Guide to Disabled People’s Access in the Countryside
BT and the Fieldfare Trust

Fieldfare Trust
Countryside for All Good Practice Guide - Extended CD version (2005)
The CD and further information are available from www.fieldfare.org.uk.

Health and Safety Commission (1995).
A Guide to Managing Health and Safety in Construction
HSE Books.

HMSO (1994)
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.

Paths for All Partnership, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Enterprise (2001)
Lowland Path Construction - A guide to good practice
Paths for All Partnership. Can be downloaded (12mb) from www.pathsforall.org.uk/pubs_m&b.shtml.

Paths for All Partnership 2003
Access for All (factsheet 2.2) and Disability Discrimination Act (factsheet 3.6)
can be downloaded from www.pathsforall.org.uk/pubs_factsheets.shtml.

Scottish Natural Heritage (2002).
An Updated note on the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for countryside service providers. PDF file.

Scottish Natural Heritage (2002).
Countryside Access Design Guide
Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby. Online version.

Outdoor Access website
Website providing information about statutory access rights, responsibilities, and management of access in Scotland.
Scottish Natural Heritage

Upland Path Advisory Group (1999)
Upland Pathwork – Construction Standards for Scotland
Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby.