Core Paths: Public Access Routes in the Highland Council Area

Core paths are a system of paths, tracks, and other routes identified by The Highland Council under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The dataset provides a public access resource for the area, sourced from the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform. The last update date and specific data volume are unknown.

Use Cases

• Map public access networks based on the described system of paths and tracks.
• Analyze transportation and mobility resource distribution for a local authority area.
• Support land-use planning and policy evaluation related to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.
• Develop recreational route-finding applications for the Highland Council region.

Strengths

• Data is created under a statutory duty by The Highland Council, suggesting an official source.
• The dataset is released under the Open Government Licence, which permits reuse.

Limitations

• Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Identified by The Highland Council as a duty under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.

Time Range

unknown

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Highland Council area, Scotland