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.

THE WONDER OF WINTER

EDITOR’S PICKS

TRAIL

BLENCATHRA

MEET THE MAN WHO CLIMBED EUROPE

Do it this month

FIVE QUESTIONS: FOR EUROPE’S TOP PEAK BAGGER

Xmas Gift Guide • 12 perfect presents for outdoor lovers

STOCKING FILLERS

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

Changing coats for winter camouflage

What should be on every walker’s Christmas list...

“The hills reconnect us with nature ... something we yearn for at a primal level”

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Walk to the top of the world • Are you taking on Trail’s EverestAnywhere challenge to climb the height of Everest in 2019? Here are some of this month’s star challengers, plus their total ascents so far this year.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN • Over 1000 photos were entered into Trail’s 2019 UK Mountain Photo of the Year competition, but the final shortlist has been whittled down to just 15. Now it’s time for you to vote for your winner!

PIKE PERFECTION • The Langdale Pikes are probably the most recognisable collection of summits in England, but what are they like to walk when draped in their winter coat? Wonderful, is the slightly predictable answer.

GET READY FOR WINTER • So you want to go out in winter but don’t know where to start? What you need is a winter skills weekend, where you’ll learn ever ything you need to know for tackling snow y mountains safely.

BASIC KIT LIST

WALKING SCOTLAND’S WINTER RIDGES • The arrival of snow transforms Scotland’s mountains, making them feel even bigger, more spectacular and more epic. Does that make them off-limits for hillwalkers? Our guest expert says no, and dishes out some vital tips on how to climb them.

HIT THE TRAILS … • Here are four routes in iconic hillwalking locations that double up as awesome running trails, curated by the experts at Trail Running magazine.

MOON WALKING

ISLAND OF THE ETERNAL SPRING

ADVENTURE ISLAND

GO THERE

TENERIFE WALKING FESTIVAL

THE WALK OF THE ROSES • Forget the bloody battles of the past, because what you’ll find on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border today is a glorious hillwalk scaling the highest heights of two grand old counties.

THE CAVES OF KINGSDALE

LANCASHIRE’S SHIFTING SUMMIT

SHOULD WE SIGNPOST OUR SUMMITS? • Every year people get lost or venture into dangerous ground in the UK mountains, sometimes fatally. Some of this could be reduced by putting signs in strategic locations, but this could arguably compromise the wild feeling of our high places. Is it a trade-off worth making?

IN NUMBERS

8 TRICKS FOR EASY WALKING IN SNOW

SAVE YOUR LIGHT

“WHEN DOES WINTER START IN THE HILLS?”

WIND CHILL

Real world navigation • Here’s the second in our series of essential tips from advanced navigation expert Lyle Brotherton

HOW TO REVIVE YOUR OUTDOOR KIT • Give your gear some love this winter to get it back in top condition and make sure it’s ready to go when you are.

YOUR WINTER KIT BAG – SORTED!

Winter warmth with great ethics • Does the latest 3M Thinsulate...