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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BASECAMP YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS HERE

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

SHOOT FOR GLORY • The search is on for Mountain Photo of the Year – head out, frame up, and give it your best shot!

MEET THE JUDGES • Our expert panel who really know a thing or two about what makes a good piccie.

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

June: Hungry hunters bring the sky to life

ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE • With feet in the sea and head in the clouds, some of Britain's finest mountains rise offshore – as we discover on the ISLE OF MULL.

5 MORE ISLAND MOUNTAINS • Mull isn't the only place where sea-to-summit peaks reign supreme…

ON THE NOSE • There are many great routes up YR WYDDFA (SNOWDON), but if you think the thrills top out on Crib Goch, you might like to learn there's another ridge that ups the adrenaline ante.

THREE MORE CLASSIC ERYRI GRADE 3 SCRAMBLES

SINNERS AND SAINTS • By glacial valleys, ancient pilgrim routes and rugged scrambles, the journey up Ireland's MOUNT BRANDON is a humbling connection to nature, time, and even existence itself.

THE WILD ATLANTIC • Mountain guide Piaras Kelly of Kerry Climbing picks his top 5 Kerry adventures.

BACK TO LIFE • THE LAKE DISTRICT is now home to England's highest nature reserve. Up on the Back o’ Skiddaw, a new project seeks to revive the nature of this rough and remote land.

HILL HACKS • SKILS, TIPS & TRICKS TO GET YOU HICKING LIKE A PRO

FOLLOW THE SUN

ONE LAST THING… • What's the one final check you do before setting out for the hills? We gathered a team of experts and asked. In our panel we have record-breaking mountaineers and professional outdoor instructors who have worked and walked on mountains in all seasons and across the world. Between them, they have several lifetimes of experience. Here's what they had to say.

Flash forward • Jetboil's Flash was one of the first ‘Personal Cooking Systems’ to make it big in the UK and has remained one of the best-selling PCS stoves ever since. But that doesn't mean there wasn't room for improvement…

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

ALL-IN-ONES? THERE'S ONE FOR ALL

3-season sleeping bags • Designed for use from early spring right through to late autumn, a 3-SEASON SLEEPING BAG is the most popular and versatile camping companion for backpacking trips or wild camping adventures in the hills. Here are our top picks.

Hiking shoes • Do you find traditional walking boots too heavy, clunky and unforgiving? The solution to your problems is a pair of lightweight, comfy HIKING SHOES. With impressive traction, support, protection and cushioning, here are six of the best pairs for 2025.

Used & abused • TRAIL‘S GEAR, TESTED FOR YOU

Sunglasses • Protect your eyes, improve your vision and, if you choose the right pair, look good while you're out in the sunny summer hills with our pick of hiking-approved sunglasses.

Where to walk this month… • EXPERT GUIDES TO BRITAIN'S BEST MOUNTAIN ROUTES

The Giant's Chair • Fancy hiking a giant's throne? Cadair...