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.

MOUNTAIN MAGIC

EDITOR’S PICKS

TRAIL

BEN MORE COIGACH

ANDY HIGSON BLACK DOG OUTDOORS DIRECTOR

HIKING HEADSPACE

Do it this month

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

CASIO G-SHOCK MUDMASTER CARBON CORE GUARD £325

WALK THIS WAY… AND HELP KIDS READ

A BMC TEE 4U

PETZL POWERS UP AGAIN

‘EPIC WOMEN’ INCREASE IN NUMBER

When should friendly concern become a wise warning?

“For the few hours I’m out walking in the mountains, I don’t stop smiling”

The brutal intimacy of Scotland’s red deer rut

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Asolo Hiking Boots worth £170

Walk to the top of the world • Fancy taking on Trail’s #EverestAnywhere challenge to climb the height of Everest? Here are some of this month’s star challengers, and their total ascents so far this year...

KING IN THE NORTH • Jagged mountains and great walks don’t always go hand in hand, but the sharp-toothed massif of An Teallach smashes that theory to bits. Trail investigates if this really is Scotland’s finest hillwalk, and names six other contenders for the throne.

Searching for Scotland’s green jewels • In the shadow of Britain’s highest, coldest sweep of mountainous ground lies Rothiemurchus Forest – home to the elusive Scots pine. Trail’s resident nature expert spent two days fully immersed among the trees, in search of his ‘holy grail’.

LOCAL LEXICON

Rothiemurchus: A brief history

SKYE CLOUD ISLAND • The drama and atmosphere of the ‘Cloud Island’ captured by the lens of Morten Hansen .

Golden Oldie • The Old Man of Coniston is a busy, industrialised mountain but – along with three connected peaks, a skyhigh ridgeline and a secret view – it’s a vital ingredient in one of the Lake District’s most celebrated hillwalks.

IN SNOWDON’S SHADOW • Turn your back on the crowds flocking to Wales’ highest mountain, and you’ll quickly discover the best walking ridge in Snowdonia.

TRAIL’S ROUTE

SNOWDONIA’S SILENT SUMMITS

LAND OF THE GODS • With fractured cliffs and jagged peaks that look like they were shattered and shaped by Thor’s hammer, the Norwegian island of Senja is fast becoming a hillwalking hotspot. We sent James Forrest to find out what all the fuss is about.

HOW TO HIKE SENJA

MADE IN NORWAY

NORWEGIAN MOUNTAIN RESCUE

ADVENTURE OR EYESORE? • More and more people are being attracted to Britain’s wild places – some for remote hikes, others seeking thrills on high wires and ziplines. As the industry booms, we dig into the risks and benefits of commercial ventures in the countryside.

HILL TOURISM IN NUMBERS

8 TRICKS FOR A GOOD WILD KIP

GAELIC TERMS

Learn to lead • Even if you aren’t a qualified Mountain Leader, you may still be seen as your group’s leader when you walk in the hills. These tips should help you nail it…

HOW TO SHOOT GREAT MOUNTAIN PHOTOS • Trail’s 2019 UK Mountain Photo of the Year competition is up and running for the sixth year, so we asked our partners at Fujifilm to share their expert tips on how to capture the potential...