I like camping. I always have. And luckily, my girlfriend Marla likes camping too. This tends to lead to lots of camping.

We have a plan to try a bit of backpacking camping, whereby everything we need will be carried by us. To this end, we've bought a nice lightweight tent, stove, sleeping bags etc. We've also been experimenting with ways of carrying and preparing food, such that it is light to carry, nutritious to fuel all the walking, tasty, and also requiring minimal cleaning afterwards. (Take a look here for one method.) Basically, we've been trying to consider all the things which we might need.

One of the things about this kind of thing, however, is where to go. There are obviously a number of well-known long distance routes around the UK, such as the Pennine Way, Offa's Dyke and Hadrian's Wall. But, what about off the beaten track?

Well, perfect time to find a small article in the Guardian this weekend, discussing Scotland's variant of the UK-wide "right to roam" legislation. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland produce this helpful little leaflet explaining how wild camping is now, subject to a few sensible rules, by default permitted all across Scotland!

Time to plan a trip I think...