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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EDITOR'S PICKS

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BASECAMP YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS HERE

Chasing ghosts in the Cairngorms • 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 he heads into Scotland's mighty Cairngorms on the trail of a phantom hillwalker and four wild and wintery camping spots.

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

BRING THE LIGHT!

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Gulls: The scavengers of our summits

MOUNTAINS FOR THE MIND • Trail catches up with two radio presenters planning a special ascent of Snowdon to support children through the cost-of-living crisis.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

CRIB GOCH • This ridge needs no introduction. With a fearsome reputation, it's a rite of passage for any hillwalker… if you think you're brave enough.

LET'S GO CLIMB APIKE • Soaring above a picturesque valley, the LANGDALE PIKES offer up one of the most exciting climbs in the Lake District. A classic route that's not just worthy of your time but one which demands it.

RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME

Chasing waterfalls • Why do we have such a fascination with cascading water? What is it about free-falling rivers that hooks our imagination and enlivens our senses? Why, in short, do we love waterfalls?

DEBATABLE DROPS

NOTABLE WATERFALLS OF THE UK • The UK mountains are full of waterfalls, from delicate cascades to raging torrents and everything in between, and each has its own charm. Here are just 10 to give you an idea of what's out there.

THE GRAND TOUR • The Scottish peninsula of Fife has a number of fine Marilyn hills, but the Grand Tour of the region's LOMOND HILLS must surely rank among the best hillwalks in Lowlands Scotland.

ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO WALK IT:

A LIFE ON FOOT • Explorer Levison Wood has forged a life walking, following traditional trails, rivers and elephants on journeys thousands of miles long. Here he speaks to Trail about his earliest walks, the importance of optimism and why he doesn't carry a map.

THE QUICKFIRE ROUND

READY FOR A CHALLENGE?

AN ALPINE ODYSSEY • James Forrest hikes the 225km WALKER'S HAUTE ROUTE from Chamonix to Zermatt, to fulfil a lifelong Alpine ambition – and finally sets eyes on the iconic Matterhorn.

WALKER'S HAUTE ROUTE CHAMONIX TO ZERMATT

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

KNOWLEDGE

YOUR EXPERTS

[MOUNTAIN RESCUE ADVICE] PREPARING FOR A BIG HILLWALK

[HOW TO SNAP] A glowing tent

[WHAT'S IN A NAME?]

THE CUILLIN TRAVERSE, SKYE

LESSONS FROM MOUNTAIN RESCUE FOR YOUR SPRING FLINGS • With the days drawing out and the weather improving, more and more people start heading for the hills – making spring a busy time for Mountain Rescue volunteers. Follow their simple advice to help you avoid problems and make the most of being back in the great outdoors!

GIVE YOUR GEAR A SECOND LIFE • Reusing, repairing or recycling worn-out walking gear is not...