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…

‘There was everything here’

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

The man who climbed 1000 hills • A lifelong love of hillwalking inspired JeffKent to map out all 3805 of England’s 1000ft peaks… then climb a thousand of them. The question is, who will be the first to summit them all?

TOBERMORY • This popular and iconically-colourful town on the Isle of Mull is your gateway to the wilds of the Hebrides.

Where’s your SPECIAL PLACE? • One of the great things about Walk1000Miles is that it can help you find your own personal paradise on your doorstep. Here are some of the magical spots that our challengers have discovered on their walks…

It’s official: walking rocks!

Golden days of summer • Spice up your miles with one of our mini-challenges and you could win one of these glittering golden badgers* – like these walkers just have!

Win a gold badger

Your View

Views in brief

Stuart Maconie • England’s most beautiful stretch of waterway isn’t in the Cotswolds, the Dales or the Lakes… it’s actually on the outskirts of Wigan.

YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ERYRI • Mountains. Myths. Sacred stories. Secret woodlands. Welcome to Snowdonia, and to the greatest walks in Wales’ biggest, oldest and best-loved national park.

MOUNTAIN HIGHS • If you like summits lofty and gnarly, Eryri has stars beyond Yr Wyddfa.

WATER WORLD • Wet, wild, wonderful walks by lake, river and sea.

SOUTHERN BELLES • From invisible hills to a mountain that might make you mad…

SHOULD BE FAMOUS • Why aren’t these elegant Eryri delights better known than they are? We’re not sure, but let’s not tell anyone about them anyway…

SHAPE SHIFTERS • A Matterhorn, a pyramid, a dragon’s back: the peaks of Eryri strike some incredible poses.

EVER GREEN • And finally… though most renowned for rocky heights, Eryri’s lush depths are sublime, too.

Plan your trip

Healing our hills • Why volunteering in our wild places does as much for you as it does for the mountains.

More ways to volunteer

Flat out • Gongoozle your way along one of Scotland’s finest weekend walks, with a single inch of ascent in 31 miles on the towpath of the Union Canal.

A Potted History

Plan your trip

Full circle • Setting foot on an island always feels like adventure, but walking all the way round takes it to a whole new level. And in some places all you need is one day.

Plan your trip

3 more island rounds (you can do in a day)

The riddle of the stones • For 5000 years a boulder stood unremarked in a Dorset valley, until one summer day an archaeologist noticed something curious about it…

Plan your trip

WALKING SANDALS • YOUR COMPLETE BUYING GUIDE TO

Tea break

PRIZE CROSSWORD

Summer meanders • Landscapes that inspired Tennyson | A magical walk-steamship combo in Scotland | The village that once boasted Richard Whiteley as its mayor and more great walks…

OUR ROUTES YOUR WALKS • Tackled one of the routes published in Country...