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.

CLIMBER, LEADER, LEGEND

EDITOR'S PICKS

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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

July: One life taken, numerous lives sustained

FIVE OF THE BEST CAMPING MEALS • Trail’s resident chef FLISS FREEBORN shows you how to go beyond the ready meal when you’re on the hill…

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

WHEN SECOND IS BEST • Runners-up rarely get the attention they deserve, but two days on Britain’s second-highest peak BEN MACDUI will show you why this is the king of the Scottish hills.

KING OF THE CAIRNS • Skip Wales’ highest peak and head for the runner-up, CARNEDD LLEWELYN. It’s a mountain with history, with attitude, with views, and with more than a few stories to tell.

THE EVIL TWIN • Secret passages, sheer walls and the maddest descent of a mountain in literary history: SCA FELL might be England’s Number 2 in height – but in kudos, it might just beat all of them.

A SORT OF GAMBLING • A modernised and abridged version of Coleridge’s account of descending Broad Stand. You can find the full version courtesy of Lancaster University at bit.ly/broadstand

'A GREY AND MYSTERIOUS FAIRYLAND, FAR FROM THE WORLD OF MEN' • Climber, educator, trailblazer. Few people may have heard the name of Mabel Barker, but her resolve to live life on her own terms pushed the boundaries of climbing, in the Lake District and beyond.

'AND NOBODY WOKE UP DEAD'

STAYING UP: HIGHLIGHTS FROM A CAREER IN THE MOUNTAINS

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

MAKE WILD WATER SAFE TO DRINK

HOW TO: PITCH A TENT WHEN IT'S WINDY • Get it wrong and you risk being kept awake all night by the bang and crack of tent fabric – or the loss of the tent altogether. Get it right and you’ve got yourself a warm, secure shelter. Here’s how to pitch your tent when the wind really picks up.

Back-light • A super-lightweight yet comfortable to carry and ruggedly robust backpack is the holy grail for hikers. Does this new offering from Simond mean the search is over?

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

LIGHTEN THE LOAD

Two-person tents • Looking for the ideal shelter for spring-to-autumn adventures? We’ve rounded up some of the best TWO-PERSON TENTS on the market for 3-season use, balancing weight, comfort and reliability.

Sleeping mats • Want a good night’s sleep when you’re camping? A high-quality SLEEPING MAT is essential – it’ll keep you comfortable, warm and cosy for a full eight hours of much-needed shut-eye.

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

Hydration • Staying hydrated on hikes is essential at all times of year, but particularly as the mercury rises. Luckily for us, there are plenty of bottle, bladder and filter options to help.

Y Gribin • Follow this route to enjoy lively ridge scrambling in Eryri’s Glyderau.

Gyrn Las ridge • The most perfect peaceful ‘path’ up Eryri’s Snowdon (Yr Wydffa).

Kinder Scout • Ramble and scramble on Kinder’s Southern Edges while visiting iconic rock formations – and no car...