Augmentra, the firm behind the ViewRanger mobile phone application which provides instant walking route information, has launched a new website listing the various walking festivals taking place this year.

The company has listed a total of 18 events up to October, including the Caithness and Sutherland, the Isle of Wight and the National Forest walking festivals.

Craig Wareham, co-founder and chief executive of Augmentra, told Business Weekly that there are many walking routes for people of all abilities to enjoy and added that he hopes to expand the company’s range of services for walking enthusiasts.

"Walking is very sociable and these guided routes make it easy for people to enjoy some of the wilder parts of the countryside. In addition to publishing these dates, we are also talking to festival organisers about ways of capturing these routes to create a library of walks that would be accessible from our website," he added.

Augmentra recently released its ViewRanger application which allows those enjoying walks in Snowdonia and other parts of the country to read maps, locate their position and identify various features of the landscape such as lakes and mountains.