Cairngorms Local Outdoor Access Forum meeting - paper 3: Update and forward look - 12 November 2025

This document contains an update on the work undertaken and planned by the Cairngorms Local Outdoor Access Forum. It covers statutory duties, including the Core Paths Plan review, promotion of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, and outdoor access events guidance. It also discusses a fire byelaw, approved by Scottish ministers and set to be introduced in 2026, which will ban recreational fires and barbecues in the Cairngorms National Park from April to September, with certain exemptions. Additionally, the document outlines development and management of core paths, such as upgrades to the Speyside Way, work on the Carrbridge Path to School, and promotion of accessible paths, as well as improvements to visitor infrastructure, including path works at Loch an Eilean and improvements to the Cairns on Balmoral Estate, funded by the Visitor Infrastructure Improvement Programme.