The Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society was formed in 1845 as the 'Association for the Protection of Public Rights of Roadway in and around Edinburgh'.
[2] The Society which also promotes itself through the shortened title ‘ScotWays’, is a charity and, since 1946, a company limited by guarantee based in Edinburgh.
Its aims relate to the preservation and improvement of access to the Scottish countryside.
[3] The Society first published a book Scottish Hill Tracks in 1947.
Now in its sixth edition, it details routes for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.