
Feature · 6 Apr 2019
Walking the Essex Way: from Epping to the coast
It’s a land of tranquil river valleys, ancient green lanes, an undiscovered coastline and some of the prettiest villages in the nation. It can only be, says author Peter Aylmer,...
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Feature · 6 Apr 2019
It’s a land of tranquil river valleys, ancient green lanes, an undiscovered coastline and some of the prettiest villages in the nation. It can only be, says author Peter Aylmer,...

Feature · 2 Mar 2019
Stuart Haines explains how the natural balance of the extraordinary biodiversity in Abruzzo in central Italy has been recovered through the practice of rewilding.

Feature · 6 Jan 2019
Mike Laing spent a week walking part of the Lebanon Mountain Trail, where he discovered dramatic landscapes, a vibrant culture and friendly, welcoming locals.

Feature · 16 Dec 2018
The long-forbidden lands north of the Khardung La were beyond the wildest dreams of Sian Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons when they first met in 1983 in Leh, Ladakh. Now easily accessible, this area, nestling in the shadow of the Himalaya and the...

Feature · 18 Nov 2018
Jan Bakker, author of the Cicerone guidebook to Trekking in Tajikistan answers some frequently asked questions about travelling to and trekking in this beautiful yet often...

Feature · 23 Sept 2018
Have you run the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB)? Did you find it too easy? Do you wish you could challenge yourself a bit more? Well, legendary runner and five-times UTMB...

Feature · 22 Sept 2018
The Camino Mozárabe is a 1500km pilgrimage route from the Mediterranean port of Almería to the Tomb of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela and onwards to Finisterre on...

Feature · 15 Sept 2018
Alice Stearn decided to face her fear of scrambling by attempting to conquer the infamous Aonach Eagach ridge.

Feature · 2 Sept 2018
Jonathan Cook hikes his first long-distance National Trail, The Great Glen Way, which runs from coast to coast in the Scottish Highlands. Along the way he samples some of the most...

Feature · 25 Aug 2018
Richard Barrett thinks the Lôn Las Cymru long-distance cycle route should be on your bucket list, and here’s why.

Feature · 12 Aug 2018
Cicerone’s Joe Williams and his partner Caroline Holmes did a long training run on the route of the Ben Nevis Ultra, Skyline Scotland’s new race. In poor weather and with some...

Feature · 21 Apr 2018
Armed with a box of maps and guidebooks, Joe Williams and Caroline Holmes decided to head to the Scottish Highlands for the Easter long weekend. They managed to do the traverse of...

Feature · 18 Mar 2018
Tim Salmon, who first set foot on Greek soil in 1958 and has been compiling walking guides to the Greek mountains for Cicerone Press with Michael Cullen since the 1970s. Tim...

Feature · 11 Mar 2018
Keen for a hike before winter, Joakim Steinsvåg spent a week under blue skies hiking the GR221 through Mallorca’s Tramuntana range.

Feature · 28 Feb 2018
The Via Podiensis, or The Way of St James, is another option for pilgrims seeking a new Camino pilgrimage. This major French variant of the Camino de Santiago travels through...

Feature · 7 Feb 2018
Ronald Turnbull explores various hill and valley outings in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Feature · 4 Feb 2018
Simon Whitmarsh and Andrew Mok were not only astounded by the walking opportunities in Portugal but also its wild flowers. Here, the authors of the Cicerone guidebook to walking in Portugal, describe where to see some of their favourite plants and...

Feature · 4 Dec 2017
No matter how many times you climb mountains they can still spring surprises. Is this one of the reasons we keep returning? A simple three-day trek crossing Spain’s Sierra...

Feature · 13 Oct 2017
Imagine a land of forgotten tributaries, hidden history and resurgent nature, where a fox might be spied far from any hen-coop, or a pair of coots build their nest with cast-offs...

Feature · 12 Sept 2017
Mike Wells travelled around the Falklands in February, walking and wildlife spotting on this fascinating archipelago in the South Atlantic.