Plan your dive, dive your plan, a popular scuba diving saying that applies to hiking and trekking as much as to swimming in the ocean. Learn all about getting ready for your next weekend’s getaway or mountain range crossing with our helpful articles.
Helsinki is one of those cities that just refuses to make you choose between urban charm and natural beauty. It’s a capital that spills right into the Baltic Sea, with its shoreline peppered with islands, nature reserves, and parks so large they could double as small forests. For hikers and walkers, the city is a […]
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The Pennine Way is a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm on the Scottish border. Often called the backbone of England, it crosses the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, North Pennines, Hadrian’s Wall country and the Cheviots, combining moorland, limestone valleys, historic villages, exposed uplands and some of the
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Osmotherley is one of the best walking bases on the western edge of the North York Moors, with short reservoir circuits, historic woodland walks and longer routes across the Cleveland Hills. These six walks cover everything from an easy loop around Cod Beck Reservoir to challenging sections of the Cleveland Way and Lyke Wake Walk.
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This challenge links three of the biggest hills in the Yorkshire Dales: Pen-y-ghent, Whernside, and Ingleborough. Between them, they form a triangle around the Ribble Valley and your job (should you choose to take it on) is to climb all three and return to where you started in under 12 hours. That 24-mile circuit (38
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If a walk with a bit of drama sounds appealing, you’ll be glad to hear that this one will have enough to keep everyone entertained. It is not a stroll around the park with a takeaway coffee, rather it’s a proper four and a half mile loop that treats walkers to a greatest hits album
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Navigation is certainly an important skill when it comes to hiking, but it’s also perhaps one of the simplest to neglect, and particularly so if you’re using clearly marked trails and/or routes that many people follow. The temptation is there to simply trust in the trail signs, familiar routes, or even simply following behind another
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Headtorches are those items you don’t think about much until you really need them. Whether it’s an early alpine start, late finish on a long hike, or simply finding your way after dark, a reliable light source will quickly become essential. A head torch is more practical than using a handheld torch and phones as
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Trekking poles are one of those things you either dismiss completely or wonder how you ever hiked without them. Most people fall into the first camp right up until they’re grinding down a long descent with burning knees and someone glides past them looking effortless with a pair of poles. That tends to change the
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Choosing the right hiking footwear is one of the most important decisions you’ll make when planning a hike or walking holiday. The wrong pair can turn even a gentle day on the trail into an uncomfortable slog, while the right choice can quietly support you mile after mile without you giving your feet a second
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Getting the wrong backpack is one of those mistakes you don’t fully appreciate until you’re three days into a trip with a pack that sits badly, digs in at the hips, and makes every uphill feel harder than it should. By that point there’s honestly not much you can do about it! For most multi-day
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