tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post3834725126375790350..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Guest Post: Hut Trails: The Ramblers ReplyChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-89341997056898691382016-02-25T22:17:32.009+00:002016-02-25T22:17:32.009+00:00Got to say I've no problem with a Scottish hut...Got to say I've no problem with a Scottish hut system. As mentioned, the Highlands used to be full of people. I'm sure many of us have enjoyed huts in Europe etc. If anything, they can possibly enhance a backcountry trip with unexpected encounters with kindred spirits, and the option to bypass them and is always an option should one choose. I'm hoping to walk the Arctic Circle Trail Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163120994783902652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-59721742574079576412016-02-24T18:59:03.102+00:002016-02-24T18:59:03.102+00:00Presumably these huts would not be so different fr...Presumably these huts would not be so different from existing YHA hostels in remote locations, such as Altbeithe. I don't have any problem with this idea, provided the locations are chosen with sensitivity (eg located conveniently for access to wild places, without actually being in the wild places themselves).Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737025850893769565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-86008197683702686482016-02-24T13:44:42.532+00:002016-02-24T13:44:42.532+00:00I fully support the idea of a network of 'publ...I fully support the idea of a network of 'public' huts in Scotland. Having walked from hut to hut in magnificent landscapes like Norway and Corsica (GR20) I'm firmly of the view that well-designed (usually wooden construction) huts in no way detract from the wilderness experience. I'd go further in fact, I actually think they add cultural interest and character. They would Jonny Hugheshttp://www.swt.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-2956007620449870632016-02-23T18:37:26.460+00:002016-02-23T18:37:26.460+00:00If the Ramblers are keen to engage others why have...If the Ramblers are keen to engage others why have they not already done so and certainly before the idea became public. At least then we would have some concrete proposals to consider and discuss. This feels like they are "flying a kite" to see which way the wind will blow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com