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.

WHEN THE MOUNTAIN SAYS NO

EDITOR’S PICKS

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

MOUNTAIN PHOTO OF THE YEAR THE FINALISTS • Out of thousands of submissions, we’ve narrowed down the top 12 images from this year’s entries to brink you the final UK Mountain Photo of the Year shortlist.

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

November: Magical nights for man and beast

MID LAYERS buying guide • Offering warmth and weather resistance whilst being breathable and unrestrictive is no easy job, but that’s the role of a mid layer. Here’s how to pick a good ‘un.

Greased Frightenin’ • Autumn is a gamble. It can deliver superb late-season scrambling, but it can also turn familiar routes into perilous challenges full of wet, slimy rock - requiring careful judgment and, occasionally, tactical retreats. As we were reminded when scaling TRYFAN’S NORTH RIDGE.

THE LONG SHOT • 232 kilometres from Scotland’s SOUTHERN UPLANDS to Yr Wyddfa is Britain’s longest view - except no one has ever actually seen it. That didn’t stop us trying.

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW…

THE WORLD’S LONGEST VIEW?

HOW TO SEE 15 QUINTILLION MILES

THE KINGS OF THE CUILLIN • How a chance meeting followed by a great friendship between two now legendary Isle of Skye figures - Norman Collie and John Mackenzie - began a new epoch in Scottish mountaineering.

THE OTHER SIDE • Two routes, mirror images of each another, one famed, one understated. They meet atop a peak, entwine briefly, then separate. The first’s tale has been told many a time. The second’s only whispered. This, then, is the story of DEEPDALE.

NORTH VS SOUTH IN NUMBERS

THE RETURN TO PATTERDALE

TOP OF THE WORLD • From Ben Nevis to Boring Field, the UK’s COUNTY TOPS showcase the brilliant variety of Britain’s hills - mighty, modest, and everything in between.

HIGHS & LOWS • A tiny mountain, an old nag and a hill with no name: here are 10 of the most curious County Tops.

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

WALKING IN WIND • Never mind the rain, the wind is the most important element of the weather forecast for walkers, potentially knocking you off your feet and making exposed walks very risky indeed. Here’s what to expect from different wind speeds.

GET TO KNOW ANCIENT PINE WOODS • The sharply-scented Caledonian forest once grew over huge areas of the Highlands, covering the hills in stately pines, ringing with the chap of crossbills. Now, it’s limited to a few small places, usually holding fast in gullies and ravines. But, in places where deer numbers have been reduced, it’s making a comeback. Here are eight species characterising a habitat which provides a link to the sweeping boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere.

Grip and go • Hiking shoes have never been so popular. Does this pair from Adidas Terrex offer enough to rank them up with the best lightweight footwear?

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

SHOES FOR VIEWS

GO GO GADGET LEGS • Our intrepid gear tester Evie Nichols takes a walk up a Welsh mountain with the kind of...