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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KINDER IN COLOUR • 90 years after the original Kinder Mass Trespass, a new walking event in the Peak District will mark the occasion like never before.
What was the Kinder Trespass?
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
Lizards: The sun-loving dinosaurs of our uplands
MOUNTAINS FOR THE MIND • Mountains for the Mind is Trail’s campaign to promote the benefits of being outside for better mental health. We believe in the power of mountains to change lives – and here’s just a small selection of the amazing things going on in our community this month.
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YOUR STORIES • The Mountains for the Mind Facebook group is a supportive, inspirational community of 16,000 people just like you. We hear so many stories of social media being bad for your mental health, which is why we’re proud to have created such a positive online environment.
DISCOVER • The Lake District is Britain’s busiest national park and home to a long list of our most celebrated summits, but it’s also a master at keeping secrets concealed from view. Join us for a spring hillwalk that reveals its hidden treasures.
EXTREME LAKELAND • Nadir Khan gives us a sneak preview of his new book, a collaboration with fellow photographer Tom McNally that proves outdoor adventure is very much alive in Britain’s most mountainous national park.
RAY OF LIGHT • Join us on a journey to Wild Haweswater, a mountainous nature reserve where a team of dedicated wildlife experts are working to breathe life back into the landscape.
BACKCOUNTRY BACKPACKING (WITH A DOG) • Lock up your biscuits! When a daft spaniel goes backpacking in the Galloway mountains, stolen snacks aren’t the only challenge to be faced.
WILD WATER • Robert Macfarlane is a celebrated author of best-selling, award-winning books, and the scriptwriter for documentary masterpiece Mountain. In this chat with Trail he tells us how mountains have shaped his work and why rivers are his latest inspiration.
WHY WE LOVE WILD WATER
HILL HACKS • SKILLS, TIPS & TRICKS TO GET YOU HIKING LIKE A PRO
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WHAT ACTUALLY IS A GRID REFERENCE? • If you call Mountain Rescue, one of the first things they’ll ask you for is a six-figure grid reference, but where did these come from? We asked the experts at Ordnance Survey for some background info.
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Low and behold • The new accessory from MSR makes some of its stoves even more versatile and better equipped for cooking in the mountains.
Spring waterproofs • The prime hillwalking months are approaching. And while we can’t guarantee blue skies and sunshine throughout spring, summer and autumn, we can at least offer you six reliable rain jackets to fend off the elements.
Hillwalking apps • From nav tools to identifying plants, animals and constellations, a smartphone app can take your walk to the next level by providing a world of information at your fingertips.
3 – season boots • Whether you favour traditional...