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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...
Article · 24 Jun 2026
Just a few hundred metres from Andalucia's famous beaches, the mountains of the Subbetica range rise steeply from the coast to offer some of the finest walking in southern Europe...
Article · 23 Jun 2026
Ange Harker is the author of the Cicerone guidebook to the King Charles III England Coast Path: North West. In her day job, she has been part of Natural England's North West...
Article · 22 Jun 2026
The Jurassic Coast between Exmouth in East Devon and Poole Bay in Dorset is the only stretch of coastline in the UK to hold UNESCO Natural World Heritage status — sharing that...
Article · 19 Jun 2026
Glorious Tuscany is one of the world's most beautiful walking destinations. Gently rolling hills clothed with fields of golden wheat and scarlet poppies, winding lanes lined with...
Article · 19 Jun 2026
The Camino Francés is the most legendary, most travelled, and most revered of the Camino de Santiago's many routes. The 'French Way' begins on the French slopes of the Pyrenees...
Article · 19 Jun 2026
England's south-east has been a hub of habitation and industry since long before the Romans arrived, but it might not be the first place you think of for bikepacking. Ed Hunton...
Article · 19 Jun 2026
Walk the South Downs on a clear day and the world opens up. Smooth green ridges stretch roughly 90 miles from the white cliffs of Beachy Head near Eastbourne to the tranquil...
Article · 18 Jun 2026
Trekking across the French Alps between Lake Geneva and Nice sounds daunting even for experienced long-distance walkers. But step back and put it in perspective: well-graded...
Article · 17 Jun 2026
Worcestershire is a county of gentle rolling countryside, winding rivers, and distinctive hill ranges that rise above fertile lowlands. Bordered in part by the Malvern Hills, the...
Article · 17 Jun 2026
The Tyrrhenian Sea in southern Italy is an area of dramatic coastal scenery, none more so than in the Gulfs of Naples and Salerno. There is the picture-perfect island of Capri,...