Sports
Champagne, cocaine and some very long walks: when pedestrianism ruled the sporting world
Crowds once flocked to see ambling athletes pull off amazing feats of stamina. Edward Payson Weston was chief...
Walking
Sports
Travel
‘Looming stone towers like Maya temples’: a hike through Snowdonia’s slate country
A new trail in the national park traces the legacy of Welsh industry, while offering some of the UK’s finest r...
Technology
The best umbrellas in the UK for staying dry in the wind and rain – tested on a 517m hilltop
Our reviewer braved Peak District downpours to see which brollies – from budget to mini to windproof – stayed...
Travel
‘Everything is golden’: readers’ tips for a great autumn day out in the UK
With autumn officially here, our readers savour days of fruitful mellowness, from Cornwall to Loch Lomond
Technology
A moment that changed me: My mother fell off a mountain – and my life began again
A bad breakup had made me afraid I would be mired in anger for ever. But on that family hike, in our fear and...
Travel
Three countries, one hike: an Alpine adventure in Austria, Slovenia and Italy
The Alpe Adria loop is an eight-day walking trail that crisscrosses borders, taking in dramatic peaks, gloriou...
Travel
Beyond Bradford and the Brontës – new walking trail shows West Yorkshire’s natural beauty
The Bradford Pennine Gateway Trail, launching this weekend, aims to ‘change perceptions of Bradford’ by taking...
Travel
Make tracks: 8 of the UK’s best walking and cycling trails on former railway lines
Repurposed railway lines make accessible and family-friendly walking and cycling routes. Here are some of the...
Travel
Europe’s wildest pilgrimage route: a trek through the mountains of north-west Sweden
A remote 18th-century chapel deep in Sami lands is the goal of the Präststigen, a 37-mile trail that traverses...