Trail

If you love to sling on a backpack, head for the hills and do some wild camping, Trail Magazine is for you. Each issue is packed with: - Routes with full OS mapping - Reviews of the latest outdoor kit - The UK’s best outdoor writing - Exclusive picture and video content As the UK’s biggest and best-selling hillwalking magazine, we specialize in the most beautiful, most spectacular and most challenging regions of Britain and Europe – and inform you about all the tools you need to explore them. If you want adventure you’ll love Trail, and Trail will love you.

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YOUR WINNERS • Hundreds of you entered, thousands of you voted, and now we can finally reveal the winners of our 2023 Outdoor Photo of the Year competition.

TRAIL Picks • Places we've been, things we've seen, and mountain-related stuff we like

Sleeping in the Skye the best Father's Day present ever • RUSS MOORHOUSE is on a mission to camp out on every Trail 100 peak - a challenge that spans four countries, 100 of the UK's finest hills and mountains, and a punishing 88,339m of ascent. This month he bivvies in the most inaccessible of places.

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

The grey heron - patient fisher of mountain lochs & streams

MOUNTAINS FOR THE MIND • Trail catches up with Alex Staniforth, who four years ago founded a charity offering professional mental health support by bringing together walking in nature, mindfulness and experienced coaches and counsellors. And as he explains, they've been on quite a journey ever since.

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A DRIFT • Taking to the waters of RANNOCH MOOR reveals the benefits of a more laid-back approach to exploring the Highlands, and an alternative view of Scotland's mountains.

THE GREAT MOOR OF RANNOCH

HOSTELS USE THEM OR LOSE THEM • Hostels often feel as much a part of the landscape as the hills themselves, but this summer the YHA put 20 of its buildings up for sale. If they're lost, these shared spaces are likely to be gone forever.

HOSTELS FOR SALE

The Edge District • Mis-sold as the PEAK DISTRICT, we abandon high summits to go on a different type of quest by getting to grips with the National Park's most dramatic and interesting feature: its edges.

“THE OUTDOORS CHANGED MY LIFE” • When a long-distance trek saved Radio 4 producer and podcaster Liv Bolton from burnout, she began documenting the life-changing effects of 'The Outdoors Fix' on others. Firstly in a popular podcast, and now in a new book, Liv meets people with inspirational stories to share about their experiences in the great outdoors. Over the next six pages three of them share their stories with you.

SIZE MATTERS • Whatever county you live in, there's a local hill or mountain standing above all else. This collection of summits is known as the ‘County Tops’ and if you're looking for new places to walk, it's a tick-list packed with inspiration. There are 108 Tops in total across the UK, ranging from high and wild in Scotland to flat and featureless down south. But if you're just looking for a flavour of what they have to offer, then the 10 highest in England are a great place to start.

HILL HACKS • SKILLS, TIPS & TRICKS TO GET YOU HIKING LIKE A PRO

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PREPARE FOR THE WORST CONDITIONS & THE BEST TIMES • Whether it's the below-freezing temperatures, slick icy rock, deep snow or fewer daylight hours, winter has challenges for everyone - including Mountain Rescue volunteers. Here's some advice from the people who have to venture out in the very worst conditions about how to deal with them, and enjoy the mountains when they're at their most magical, yet most vicious.

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