Article · 19 Feb 2022
A 2-week adventure on The Southern Upland Way
Kathryn Shore was looking for a walking adventure with minimal disruptions. With the route already defined and the accommodation flexible, walking a National Trail with a tent...
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Article · 16 Sept 2020
Fastpacking the Great Glen Way
In May 2017, Josephine Anselin set out on a three-day solo fastpacking trip from Fort William to Inverness, running 79 miles (121km) coast to coast through the Scottish Highlands. Usually treated as a long-distance hiking route, the Great Glen Way...
Feature · 3 Aug 2019
A day of synchronicity on one of the Big Rounds
David Lintern has written the first guide to Britain's 24-hour mountain challenges. It's a book about people and places and the magic that happens when they meet on equal terms...
Article · 13 Jul 2019
Scotland south to north: Mull of Galloway Trail
Christine Gordon's latest challenge to walk the length of Scotland began with the Mull of Galloway Trail and the Loch Ryan Coastal Path. Well, actually, it began with tea and...
Feature · 22 Jun 2019
The Great Outdoors Challenge: A first-timer reflects
In the second of his two articles, Peter Aylmer looks back on his first TGO Challenge experience. Would the landscape, the camaraderie and the weather live up to expectations?
Article · 20 Feb 2019
The Great Outdoors Challenge: Prep and planning
Peter Aylmer prepares for the annual event that stretches coast-to-coast across the Scottish Highlands, where one of the first challenges is to make it into the ballot. Here he...
Feature · 2 Sept 2018
Hiking the Great Glen Way: a perfect introduction to long-distance walking in the UK
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 · 6 Feb 2017
The John Muir Way (Scotland) – A long walk into Scottish history
The 215km John Muir Way (Scotland) invokes the spirit of the young naturalist, whose lifelong mission to protect nature and wild places was founded during his clandestine trips...
Feature · 4 Aug 2016
Unfinished business on the West Highland Way
The West Highland Way takes a relatively easy 154.5km (96 mile) route from Milngavie, a little to the north of Glasgow, to Fort William in the highlands, where it meets the...
Feature · 8 May 2016
East Highland Trail Part 2
Secluded stone circles, Scotland’s oldest distillery and the mousing champion of the world were but a few of the delights Mark Carr discovered while mapping the southern part of the East Highland Trail. But it wasn’t all drams and deft cats –...
Feature · 11 Mar 2016
East Highland Trail
It was during a charity walk from Easter Ross to Drymen via the Caledonia Way and the West Highland Way that Mark Carr first pondered: was there an East Highland route to link with the West Highland Way, allowing you to circumnavigate the Highlands...
Article · 14 Jul 2014
Tackle a challenging long-distance walk with the Skye Trail
The Isle of Skye holds a special place in people's hearts and the best way to experience the island properly is by tackling the Skye Trail.