http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31960537
Scotland's walking and cycling paths are to be extended by 500 miles over the next five years in a bid to get people more active.
Thirty new long-distance routes are to be added to the network of trails and cycleways across Scotland.
Some existing paths will also be extended and repaired.
The current network covers more than 4,000 miles, including the West Highland Way and the Clyde and Forth Canal.
New routes earmarked for development include a Great Trossachs Path between Callander and Inversnaid; a Hebridean Way on Harris and Lewis; North Solway Coast Path from Drummore to Portpatrick and a "Pilgrim's Way" across Scotland between St Andrews and Iona.
Sounds more tourer/tourist/liesurey than practical commuting / everyday mass cycling routes.
And probably built to the usual high infrastructure standards specified by Sustrans.
I predict a boom time for manufacturers of railings and white warning paint.
But...
£25 million for 500 miles of path. You can't even get the drawings for a 30km piece of bypass for that these days. It's evidence (as if it was required) of the relative cheapness of building paths.
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