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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EDITOR’S PICKS

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

“I find my personal sanctuary in a soggy tent in wet Wales” • 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 Russ has a spiritual awakening on the side of a very damp mountain in Snowdonia.

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Wood ants: Mighty armies of the Caledonian forests

MOUNTAINS FOR THE MIND • It’s not Debbie McQuat’s limb differences that make her inspiring it’s her drive, love of a good challenge, commitment to children with similar differences and the sheer force of her personality.

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IRELAND’S 3 PEAKS • The COOMLOUGHRA HORSESHOE ticks off Ireland’s 3 highest peaks, and we reckon it’s up there with the best hikes in the world. But the mountains have much more to give than just three bucket list ticks.

MOUNTAIN ACCESS

GETTING THERE

EPIC EDGES OF ERYRI

FREEDOM ON 4 WHEELS • Ever wished you could come down off the hills and climb straight into a cosy, all-terrain bedroom? Turns out, you can. Intrigued, we hired a camper truck and pointed it towards the BRECON BEACONS for a road trip to remember.

TAKE YOUR OWN ROAD TRIP • Other great 4×4 road trips across the UK and Ireland.

THE CARETAKER • ROBERT BARTON knows Strabeg bothy in the Northern Highlands as well as anyone, having looked after it for more than 20 years. So what is it really like to be the custodian of one of these essential mountain shelters?

SUMMIT SPECIAL • Join us for a journey into the LAKE DISTRICT’s wild and remote western mountains, to a rocky playground packed with history, nature, and views that will make your heart soar.

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

KNOWLEDGE

ONE-POT CAMPING KEEMA • Camping Season are championing great food and good mental health in the outdoors. Find more delicious recipes and unique spice mixes at wearecampingseason.com

GET TO KNOW: PREDATORS OF THE UPLANDS • These are 10 of the largest meat-eaters to have stalked the UK mountains, not including the most obvious and dominant (humans), and perhaps the most psychotic (weasels). A full list would run to pages, including insects, birds and small fluffies. Some are obligate carnivores, others are inveterate snackers, eating almost anything with a moderately high calorie count.

Active pack • You’ll see Osprey’s Talon and Tempest packs on hikers’ backs throughout the UK hills - and beyond. What more could this hugely popular rucksack range require? Maybe this…

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

MORE SLIMMED DOWN KIT FOR FAST & LIGHT HIKING

THE HIKING KIT MONEY PIT • It can sometimes feel like you need to remortgage the house to kit yourself out for the mountains. But why is hiking gear so expensive? James Forrest investigates the causes behind spiralling costs - and uncovers the best ways to seek out a budget-friendly bargain.

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