494 articles found
Article · 14 Jul 2026
The moors of the North York Moors National Park are of no great height, yet they offer a wonderful sense of spaciousness, with extensive views opening out under a big sky. Deep,...
Article · 10 Jul 2026
County Durham is, in Paddy Dillon's words, "a land of change": a richly wooded, ancient landscape running from the high Pennines in the west to a low cliff coast in the east,...
Article · 9 Jul 2026
Every year thousands of cyclists set off from St Jean-Pied-de-Port in the French Pyrenees to follow the Camino Francés, the medieval pilgrim road that has drawn walkers and...
Article · 8 Jul 2026
This planning guide covers everything you need to know before walking on the Uists and Barra, islands that lie on the very edge of Europe, where the approach by air or sea only...
Article · 7 Jul 2026
In September 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson set off from Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille with a stubborn donkey called Modestine, on a 12-day journey through the Cévennes that would...
Article · 7 Jul 2026
Running along the spine of England from Rochdale to the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and on into Cumbria, the Pennine Bridleway was purpose-built for mountain bikers, and it shows:...
Article · 7 Jul 2026
Tucked away off the Kintyre peninsula, some 80km (50 miles) west of Glasgow as the crow flies, Jura, Islay and Colonsay sit apart from the routes that draw most walkers north to...
Article · 6 Jul 2026
Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn: two of the greatest names in mountaineering linked by 14 days of high alpine travel. The Walker's Haute Route crosses 215km (134...
Article · 6 Jul 2026
Few long-distance trails in Europe deserve the word epic quite like the High Scardus Trail (HST). Running for 314km (195 miles) through the mountainous borderlands of North...
Article · 6 Jul 2026
Getting to Harris and Lewis costs more, and takes longer, than a flight to the guaranteed warmth of southern Europe, and once you're there the weather is unlikely to cooperate for...
Article · 2 Jul 2026
Fifty fells, fifty Great Mountain Days: that is the promise behind Mark Richards' Best Walks in the Lake District. Ranging from a gentle introduction on Lingmoor Fell to the long...
Article · 2 Jul 2026
The Apennines, the rugged spine that runs the length of the Italian peninsula, are without doubt Italy's best-kept walking secret. While the Alps draw the crowds, this elongated...
Article · 1 Jul 2026
Few guidebook writers have a connection to the Lake District quite like Mark Richards. As a young man he became a regular house guest and walking companion of Alfred Wainwright,...
Article · 30 Jun 2026
Martyn Howe has walked over 8,000 miles on Britain's long-distance trails, from a teenage first outing on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path to a 2,300-mile pilgrimage along the England...
Article · 30 Jun 2026
The Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA) is one of the great alpine treks: 809km and over 57,000m of ascent and descent, crossing Italy from the Swiss border in the high Alps all...
Article · 29 Jun 2026
Portugal's southernmost region is far more than its famous sandy beaches suggest. The Algarve offers 32 graded day walks ranging from 4 to 18km (2 to 11 miles), taking walkers...
Article · 29 Jun 2026
Rùm, Eigg, Muck and Canna lie scattered off mainland Scotland's Atlantic coast, overlooked by the crowds drawn to the famously scenic grandeur of neighbouring Skye — and that,...
Article · 29 Jun 2026
Slovenia's Julian Alps are not as high as their western Alpine relations, but they are no less imposing. Limestone peaks plunge into flower meadows, waterfalls cascade from cliffs...
Article · 26 Jun 2026
The Bavarian Alps stretch along Germany's southern border with Austria, from the Allgäu in the west to Berchtesgaden in the east — a 300km arc of mountain scenery that offers...
Article · 25 Jun 2026
The John Muir Trail (JMT) is one of the world's great long-distance treks and North America's best-known mid-distance wilderness hiking route. Running for 216 miles through the...