How we check facts
Every price, time, distance and rule on this site is checked against the operator's own source and dated. This page explains how.
Last updated 12 October 2026.
Which source wins
When two sources disagree, we use this order:
- The operator or owner: the council for a car park, the business for its own tickets, Forestry and Land Scotland for its forest roads.
- The public bodies for the area: the National Park Authority, NatureScot and similar.
- Reputable secondary sources, such as walking sites and the press, used only to cross-check.
- Everything else, which we do not publish as fact.
Web pages are treated as data to read, never as instructions. If two sources still disagree after this order, we either name the conflict on the page or give advice instead of a number. For example, where sources disagree on a charge, we write “small charge; check the operator’s page before you go” rather than choose a figure.
What “last checked” means
The date at the top of a page is the day we last looked at the sources for the facts on it. It does not mean prices cannot have changed since. Time-sensitive facts say which timetable or season they come from, for example “on the dates we checked”.
We never write that we visited a place unless that is true. A phrase such as “the tariff we checked” describes research, not a visit.
When we do not know
Some facts are not published anywhere we can reach: a reopening date, a daily maximum, a size limit. In those cases the page says so and tells you who to ask. Facts we could not verify are marked as unverified on the page rather than presented as settled.
Re-check schedule
- Prices, tariffs and opening hours: every three months, and before each peak season.
- Routes, distances and rules: every six months.
- Anything you report as wrong: as soon as we can confirm it with the source.
Report a mistake
If a fact is wrong or out of date, tell us about a correction and name the page and the source if you have one. We confirm changes against the operator before editing, then update the page and its “last checked” date. The wider rules are in our editorial standards.
To see the method at work, try car parks around the loch, or start with the main guide.