Feature · 27 Dec 2020
Camping and kayaking in Norway: a packrafting adventure
Combining camping, walking and kayaking, Alex Kendall set out on a packrafting expedition to explore the peninsulas and fjords of Senja island in Norway.
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Feature · 15 Aug 2020
Hiking on Greece's Cycladic islands
Cicerone author and walking guide Gilly Cameron-Cooper has watched Greece's Cycladic islands emerge as a charming but challenging hiking destination
Feature · 8 Jul 2020
Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc backwards
OK, Cicerone’s Jonathan Williams didn’t really walk the Tour du Mont Blanc backwards, he just went the 'wrong' way round.
Feature · 27 May 2020
How to write a guidebook: Jack or Jill of all trades – and master of... guidebook writing
Ronald Turnbull explains how writing is a rather small part of being a guidebook writer as well as dismissing once and for all some popular misconceptions about his chosen career.
Feature · 4 May 2020
The joy of walking
Kev Reynolds has been reflecting on why he fell in love with walking many, many years ago and, despite only being allowed to walk circuits of his miniature garden, he is still daydreaming of walking holidays.
Feature · 25 Jan 2020
Walking in Zagori: Greece at its most wild and beautiful
With one route to go to finish his Zagori hiking guide and in a race against the turning weather, Aris-Dimitrios Leontaritis confidently set off for Mount Tymphi. But it doesn't...
Feature · 8 Jan 2020
The Mountains of Romania: hiking in the rugged Carpathians
‘What do you know about Romania?’ Ask someone this question and chances are their eyes will glaze over instantly. Janneke Klop didn’t know the first thing about this...
Feature · 1 Jan 2020
The other side of the Canary Islands
Prolific walker and writer Paddy Dillon describes how the sun-kissed Canaries have transformed themselves into a great destination for day walkers and for trekkers since he first touched down, by accident, in Tenerife.
Feature · 28 Dec 2019
My first Cicerone guides
Good advice has always been central to Cicerone's guidebooks and, as they celebrate 50 years as a leading light in the outdoor world, nothing has changed, says Andy Hodges
Feature · 2 Nov 2019
Walking on the Azores: wild, remote and rugged islands
In the remote North Atlantic, the Azores rise spectacularly out of the sea. With the release of his guidebook, Paddy Dillon rounds up some of his favourite trails on these wild...
Feature · 13 Oct 2019
Camiño dos Faros: discover the Way of the Lighthouses
John Hayes presents northwest Spain's Camiño dos Faros and explains why writing the Cicerone guide was such a special experience.
Feature · 24 Jul 2019
In the realm of the wildcat: A hike with children up Mount Ida
Carl McKeating and Rachel Crolla, the authors of Europe’s High Points and Outdoor Adventures with Children, hiked up Crete’s Mount Ida with their two young daughters. There...
Feature · 20 Jul 2019
40 years of Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees
Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees is 40 years old. First published in 1978, it’s never been out of print and, following numerous updates and reincarnations, the latest edition is...
Feature · 17 Jul 2019
Searching for Russell’s caves on the Pyrenean Haute Route
In spring 2018, while doing research for the new guidebook on the Pyrenean Haute Route, Tom Martens discovered that the Vignemale, France’s highest Pyrenean peak at 3298m, held...
Feature · 7 Jul 2019
Walking in the Engadine: a valley for all seasons
There are many wonderful places to walk in Switzerland and some are more touristy than others. Here, author Kev Reynolds sings the praises of the Engadine, a valley he first knew...
Feature · 28 Apr 2019
Writing a guidebook in a mountain hut on the Pyrenean Haute Route
I wasn’t even planning to stop at the Larribet mountain hut, but on an early July morning in 2014, mist came in and reduced my view. Eventually, I got into trouble and needed...
Feature · 10 Apr 2019
Walking in the Cape Verde islands
Sitting in the Atlantic, 600km from the west African coast, the 10 islands that make up the tiny country of Cape Verde offer an interesting variety of options for walkers. Mike Wells spent two weeks visiting six of these islands, walking up volcanic...
Feature · 10 Mar 2019
War Walks on the Swiss Jura Crest Trail
The Jura Crest Trail is the perfect starting point for exploring Swiss escape routes and World War II historical locations. Ali Rowsell describes some of the highlights.
Feature · 3 Mar 2019
Why you should trek the classic Arctic Circle Trail, with a few top tips from Paddy Dillon
There might be big changes coming to Greenland’s Arctic Circle Trail, so now would be a good time to start making plans in order to experience the ‘classic’ route, says...
Feature · 2 Mar 2019
Rewilding Abruzzo - bears and wolves and learning to live together
Stuart Haines explains how the natural balance of the extraordinary biodiversity in Abruzzo in central Italy has been recovered through the practice of rewilding.