The Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society was formed in 1845 as the 'Association for the Protection of Public Rights of Roadway in and around Edinburgh'. By 1885 it had become the 'Scottish Rights of Way and Recreation Society' and traded as the 'Scottish Rights of Way Society' between 1993 and 1999. The Society which also promotes itself through the shortened title ‘ScotWays’, is a

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and, since 1946, a

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based in

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

. Its aims relate to the preservation and improvement of access to the Scottish countryside. The Society first published a book ''Scottish Hill Tracks'' in 1947. Now in its sixth edition, it details routes for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.

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