This autumn, Mountaineering Scotland, British Mountaineering Council and Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland are returning to Glen Brittle on Skye to continue work on paths up to the Cuillins begun last year.
In 2025, a team of volunteers from all three organisations worked together over three days to clear 122 cross drains, improve 4kms of mountain paths and plant 200 native trees. It was a fantastic effort, but there is more to be done, and we need your help.
We have four spaces available for Mountaineering Scotland members to join this year’s event. No previous experience is required, but participants must have a good level of physical fitness, be used to spending all day outdoors in a mountain environment and be capable of using hand tools such as spades and mattocks.
Each day we will head up one of the paths in the glen and spend 6-8 hours outdoors. We will focus on simple path maintenance tasks including digging out silted up cross drains and making small repairs to stonework. All work will be supervised by experienced staff from OATS and full instruction will be given. At the end of the day we will return to the cosy accommodation of Glen Brittle Memorial Hut to share a well-earned meal.
Details
Date: Monday 28th September – Friday 2nd October 2026
Location: Glen Brittle, Skye.
Accommodation: Four nights’ accommodation will be provided, free of charge, in the Glen Brittle Memorial Hut.
Food: Three communal evening meals will be provided. Participants will need to bring all other food with them, including breakfasts, packed lunches to eat on the hill and snacks. There are no food shops/cafes/restaurants in the glen.
Transport: Transport is not provided, but we encourage car sharing and can help make arrangements.
Cost: £10 donation to the It’s Up to Us Campaign
Requirements
No previous experience is required, but participants must have a good level of physical fitness, be used to spending all day outdoors in a mountain environment and be capable of using hand tools such as spades and mattocks. We will be out working even if the weather is wet and windy so you will need to bring good waterproofs, plenty of warm clothes and good boots.
Interested?
To apply for a place, please fill in an application form below or click here.
Questions?
Email Catriona, Mountaineering Scotland’s Access & Environment Officer, via access@mountaineering.scot.
Last year’s highlights
