1. Outdoor Access and Storm Frank Updates

2. Total path length damaged (Km)
Impact
Local Authority
area
Total path length damaged (Km)
Severely damaged
(no. of paths)
Damaged
Minor damage
Reinstate surface (m)
Aberdeenshire
109.3 10 6 7
6187
Angus  0 1
500
Highland
11.3 2
1365
Moray
0.5 0 
Perth and Kinross 5
100

4. Path Number
Path Name
Path distance (km)
Path leaflet name
Land Manager
UDE12
Clunie riverside path
1.3
Braemar
Invercauld
UDE20
Quoich to Keiloch 10
NTS
UDE24
Linn of Dee Cycle route 8
UDE25
All Abilities path
0.5
Balmoral
UDE28
Pollhollick to Dee Bridge 4
Ballater
UDE29
Golf Course Path 2
Various
UDE39
Cambus o'May trails 1
Cambus o'May
FCS
UDE47
Old pines
Glen Tanar
UDE50
Fairy Lochan
UDE56
Linn of Quoich 5
UDE59
Torphantrick
0.2
Glen Tanar and Aberdeen-
shire Council
UDE66
New Seven Bridges route
1.2
UDO5
Lonach Hall Path
0.3
Bellabeg
Candercraig
CC4
Lairig an Laoigh 22
CC5
Dee to Derry Lodge
EC16
Mounth Road
EC8
Loch Muick Circuit

5. Path Bridges
Cambus o’May;
Pollhollick;
Easter Balmoral.

6. Supporting Path Promotion
Regular updates on path closures on the CNPA website;
Revised time limited Ballater Path Leaflet- working with business association to ensure enhanced promotion ;
Ongoing discussion with new destination organisation to promote the outdoors and the range of attractions in Deeside;
Cairngorms Business Partnership bidding for 190k from Scottish Tourism Destination Development Fund to promote the area.

8. Other updates
Mountain and People Project- a joint 5 year venture between both National Parks to restore and upgrade 77 miles of paths, provide training for young people and work with schools and communities to protect some of Scotland’s most outstanding natural landscapes.;
Deeside Way;
Health Walk Leaders-
CNPA will be working in partnership with four medical practices this summer to increase levels of walking. Aviemore, Dufftown, Strathdon and Ballater Medical Practices will refer 60 patients to the Cairngorms Walking to Health programme.
Four new walking to health groups are in development: Glenlivet, Lumsden, Cromdale and Newtonmore.
A health walk volunteer celebration day was held at Glenmore Lodge on 26th April Cameron McNeish and Grant Moir delivered speeches and thanked volunteers for their dedication and enthusiasm.