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.

LOOKING OUT FOR THE LITTLE GUYS

EDITOR'S PICKS

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YOUR WINNERS! • It was a close call for Trail’s 2024 UK Mountain Photo of the Year, with images of Helvellyn, Glyder Fach and The Cuillin battling it out for top spot. But the votes have been counted and the winners can now be revealed!

"THE RECORDS ARE JUST A BONUS" • Aged 23, Adriana Brownlee has become the youngest female, and the first British woman, to climb all fourteen 8000m mountains. We caught up with her at her apartment in Kathmandu just days after her mission was complete to find out more.

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

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Humans - what does Nature really think of us?

ODE TO THE OLD MAN • Mountains are not just things we climb, they are a stage for life, death and love. And there’s no mountain more deserving of reverence than CONISTON’S OLD MAN.

FIVE MORE DAD-WORTHY ADVENTURES

Beyond the snowline • Fountain of all hillwalking knowledge and long-time Trail contributor Ronald Turnbull provides a unique insight into winter mountain walking with this extract from his new book The Hillwalking Bible.

CUMBRIAN CARVING • The U-shaped glacial chasm known widely as HIGH CUP NICK is one of the UK's most distinctive geological features and can be ticked off either as part of a day hike, or as an unforgettable section of the Pennine Way trail.

THE POWER OF ADVENTURE • We all know how a day in the hills can completely turn your mood around, but what about a whole life? We meet a group of amazing people who are helping change lives in the great outdoors.

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

GET THE MOST FROM POLES

GET TO KNOW: WINTER WILDLIFE • The mountains might be a spiritual home for hillwalkers but they’re the actual home for many animals. In winter, as the landscape changes, so does the behaviour and appearance of a lot of upland wildlife, whether that’s growing a thick winter coat or bunching together for warmth. Here are eight animals that you might spot in the winter hills.

Breathe easy • The perfect combination of weather protection and breathability is the holy grail of waterproof wear. Does Montane’s new Petrichor fabric technology take us a step closer to finding it?

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

GRAIL HUNTERS

WINTER WATERPROOFS • To cope with the toughest conditions, you need an equally tough waterproof shell. Here’s our round-up of the most reliable WATERPROOF JACKETS we’ve field tested.

Ice grippers, microspikes and crampons • When snow and ice coat the mountains, give your boots the grip they need for the terrain they’ll tread with our pick of grippers, microspikes and crampons.

Winter rucksacks • These bomber 50-60L MOUNTAIN PACKS are dependable, capable companions for the biggest, toughest winter mountain days, built to cope with technical terrain and take plenty of abuse.

Used & abused • TRAIL'S GEAR, TESTED FOR YOU

Moel Siabod • Siabod’s playful ridges are best served on ice, offering the summer walker a glimpse into Eryri’s winter...