Outdoor access

Access orders

We can use legal powers to create a path where agreement with the landowner is not possible. This is called a path order.

We only make a path order if it:

  • is not possible to agree a route
  • is in the public interest
  • respects the rights of landowners and users

Current access orders

The Peffery Way Path Order (2021)

We made a path order for a section of The Peffery Way at Mill Street, Dingwall. This was confirmed by Scottish Ministers on 31 January 2023.

View the Peffery Way Path Order

Page last modified: 20 November 2025