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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"If it's remoteness you want, this is the place" • 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 finds himself in the wild western Highlands, with only four sleeps to go…

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Mountain hare: The turncoats of summer

ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS • Could there be a formula for the perfect summer mountain adventure? We head to SCAFELL PIKE, via the wild folds of Eskdale, to find a winning combination.

WINNING SUMMER ADVENTURES

"THE ACHIEVEMENT SEEKS US" • Sweden’s KUNGSLEDEN is a remote long-distance trail running through Arctic landscapes, where spectacular wildlife and Swedish culture put it in a class of its own.

ADAPTED TO EXTREMES • We head to BEN LAWERS, Scotland’s 10th highest Munro, on the trail of some of the hardiest plants to be found anywhere in the British mountains.

PLANT SEEKING HOW-TO

WHERE TO FIND ARCTIC-ALPINES

FIVE HIGH MOUNTAIN SPECIALISTS

SHOULD BRITAIN'S ACCESS ISLANDS BE UNLOCKED? • All across England and Wales there are small areas of open access completely surrounded by private land, legal to walk on but completely out of bounds. How did this come to be?

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

KNOWLEDGE

CHILLI LETTUCE TACOS • Camping Season are championing great food and good mental health in the outdoors. Find more delicious recipes and unique spice mixes at wearecampingseason.com

ACCURATE WAYFINDING • How do you track your location when the cloud is down or the terrain all looks the same? We gathered a team of experts to find out. In our panel we have record-breaking mountaineers and professional outdoor instructors who have worked and walked on mountains in all seasons and across the world. Between them, they have many lifetimes of experience on the hills. Here’s what they had to say.

Undefinable footwear • Named for crags but built for mountains. Warmly insulated but pleasingly light. Can handle winter but arrived in spring. What, exactly, is the Danner Crag Rat Evo?

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

MORE PORTLANDER BOOTS

Backpacking stoves • If you’re heading off on a wild camping or backpacking adventure and need a lightweight, compact and outdoor-ready GAS STOVE, we’ve got the right option for you.

Windshells • Sitting at the lighter end of the soft shell spectrum, these windshells will keep the cooling breeze off your skin, while enabling you to move free and easily in the summer hills.

Two-person tents • A TWO-PERSON TENT is your ticket to a magical wild camping experience, as it’ll keep you safe, dry and comfortable in any weather. Here are our top picks for 3-season use.

Used & abused • TRAIL'S GEAR TESTED FOR...