Country Walking

Country Walking Magazine shows you the best of British walks: the biggest views, the hidden gems, the sea cliffs and the mountain summits. All our features come complete with superb writing, inspiring photography and step-by-step instructions so you can follow every footpath yourself. In every issue, you’ll find: - In-depth stories of amazing walks - A booklet of 25 pull-out walks every issue - with OS maps! - Information about hotels, pubs, cafes, tearooms. - Clear, jargon-free tests of walking kit And... every issue our readers tell their walking stories, help us devise new walks and shape the places we go to. If you love walking, this is the magazine for you.

Welcome

IN THIS ISSUE…

The View • SIGHTS | SOUNDS | WONDERS | IDEAS | COOL STUFF

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

TIME TRAVELLER

LOVED TO BITS

ON THE MAP

DID YOU KNOW?

Going the distance • In her early 50s, Jacquetta Megarry quit her job and created an iconic range of guidebooks for long-distance walkers. Twenty-five years later, her books are still inspiring us to dream big.

THREE QUESTIONS WE ASK EVERYONE

ISLES OF SCILLY • These islands lie deep in the Atlantic Ocean and are perhaps the most exotic walking experience Britain has to offer.

Don't miss…

What is YOUR MOTIVATION? • One of the many amazing things about Walk1000Miles is the number of ways it can enhance your year – and your life. Here are just some of the reasons that have inspired challengers to sign up so far in 2025…

Join the quest for a golden badger • Add zing to your springtime miles with a mini-challenge and you could win a money-can't-buy prize – as these walkers just have!

5 new ways to win gold!

Your View

Where's Kes? • Every month our favourite spaniel Kes goes walkies somewhere in the issue, and we want him back! Can you help find Kes?

THE KNOWLEDGE

Stuart Maconie • Big holes, fine valleys… and a fair bit of squelch. I might not have walked the whole of the Pennine Way yet, but I think I get the idea.

WANTED: A long green trail • Kicking offour National Trail special is the granddaddy of them all – and 60 things you might not know about the Pennine Way as it celebrates 60 years.

Big river, little wonders • What's it like to be the caretaker of a National Trail? We asked Hannah Gutteridge, Trail Manager for the Thames Path, to tell all.

Everything. Everywhere. ALL AT ONCE. • Many National Trails will claim to offer a variety of landscapes. But with forest, moorland, ridges, beaches, cliffs and one incredibly famous little mountain, the Cleveland Way is quietly chuckling at all of them. Country Walking walked the whole thing to prove it.

Plan your trip

From sea to shining sea • Fancy a coast-to-coast trail but without the crowds of the C2C? Other options are available…

Into the great WIDE OPEN • The Glyndŵr's Way is a National Trail few have walked, through gorgeous landscapes few have seen, in a forgotten part of Wales where a wild adventure awaits.

Plan your trip

YOMP CARDS! • Two neighbouring National Trails, one epic choice: which would you prefer to walk?

West is BEST • There are longer, higher and harder trails, so what is it about the 96-mile West Highland Way that seems to feed our need for adventure, connection and fulfilment better than any other?

Plan your trip

Next in line • Britain has over 1700 long-distance routes, but which deserves to be crowned the next national trail? We humbly submit our nominations…

KIT FOR KIDS • Outdoor gear specially made for young walkers, put to the test by the most brutal reviewers of all.

Footwear • In terms of gaining confidence in their kit and themselves, there's...