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.

ARE ANY OF US REALLY EXPERTS?

EDITOR'S PICKS

Trail

BASECAMP • YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS HERE

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

12 MISTAKES every camper makes (at least) once • Fliss Freeborn has spent almost 1000 nights under canvas and has generously made each and every one of these camping mistakes for you, just so you don’t have to.

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Spring: The sun supercharges air, earth & water

MOVIN' ON UP • Cloud inversions at dawn on the best ridge south of Glen Coe. Can a wild camp ever be too good? We find out in the ‘PTARMIGAN’ HILLS.

THE DAY THE MOUNTAIN MOVED • Jost Kobusch was attempting to climb Everest in winter, without oxygen or support, when an earthquake rocked the Himalayas. He told Trail what happened next.

EVEREST IN WINTER: THE RECORDS

THE GREAT GIFT • In 1923, thirteen LAKE DISTRICT summits became the nation’s largest war memorial. Trail tells the story of how it happened, and sets out on a walk to Remember.

THE PLAQUE

THE NEEDLE

THE CEREMONY

THE SALT PATH • Can a coastal walk feel truly mountainous? It absolutely can – as these three thighbusting, roller coaster days on the SOUTH WEST COAST PATH will prove. So bring the Kendal Mint Cake (but on these hills, there’s ice cream too).

SEE IT ON SCREEN

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

MOUNTAIN FIRST AID

LOCATE THE PERFECT WILD CAMPING SPOT • Waking up alone in the mountains to face a brand new day is one of the wildest pleasures you can enjoy. Here’s how to find the perfect location in upland terrain – and get it all to yourself.

SOME SIMPLE RULES

Brit Kit • Some of the world’s best-loved outdoor brands were born and bred in the UK. And though most have long since shifted production overseas, a few stalwarts continue to make high-quality kit right here in the British Isles.

BACKPACKS, SNACKS, BRIBES: A parents' guide to hiking with kids • Planning a mountain walk with children can feel a bit like planning a military operation. There’s a lot to consider if you want to hit the summit, stay safe and somehow manage to enjoy yourself at the same time. Here are some of our top tips.

EXPERT ADVICE

TOP PICKS

Corrour to Rannoch Station • A long but relatively easy linear walk in the Highlands with great views over Rannoch Moor and Glencoe.

Win Hill & Kinder • Catch the train from Manchester or Sheffield for this moorland walk over the Peak District’s Win Hill and Crookstone Out Moor (Kinder).

Bow Fell via the Climbers' Traverse • Leave the crowds and strike out along an awesome traverse approach to a rocky summit with views of Lakeland’s finest.

Hartland to Clovelly • Spectacular scenery, amazing geology and a unique fishing village – this car-free North Devon coastal walk has it all.

Moel Siabod • A delightfully varied walk featuring gentle riverside trails, a Grade 1 scramble and some of the best views in Eryri.

Beacon Hill & Black Mountain • Stride out across broad rolling tops and...