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Wales Online
Wales Online
Ben Thompson

Black hikers encounter racism and ignorance on the trail

An accountant claims he and his hiking pals are branded litterbugs and ordered to turn off music blasting from their speakers by other walkers - because they're black. Enoch Adeyemi is co-founder of Black Scottish Adventurers and ventures out to The Trossachs National Park with groups of up to 60 black walkers on a regular basis.

Although the group enjoy their outings, Enoch says that the Scottish outdoors is 'very white' and that they 'stick out' when they go exploring. The dad-of-two, who doesn't wish to reveal his age, claims that some white people 'assumed this is their space so they get really p*ssed off' when they spot black walkers.

Keen hiker Enoch says that every group hike is plagued by incidents where white ramblers make 'condescending' comments, asking them not to leave litter behind and to turn their music off. Furious at what he claims is bigotry, racism and ignorance, Enoch shared a social media post highlighting his experiences.

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