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.

THE LAST DANCE

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YOUR WINNERS!

1st place CORMAC DOWNES • Above the clouds on PEN Y FAN, with a sea of cloud beneath southern Britain's highest peak.

WHAT THE JUDGES SAY

MOUNTAIN PHOTO OF 2025 WINNER

2nd place SANDRA GRINEVICIUS • First light on YR WYDDFA (SNOWDON), with summit crowds already gathering.

WHAT THE JUDGES SAY

3rd place LESZEK GOLOMBIEWSKI • Back on PEN Y FAN, this time with a starlit stunner on a magical winter night.

WHAT THE JUDGES SAY

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

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

January: The mountains 100 years from now

TRAIL 100 • For our epic finale, we celebrate the greatest creation in the history of Trail magazine. Here's to the unique, beautiful, brilliant world of the…

THE STEEP, FROWNING GLORY • Photographer Tom Bailey recalls the day he fell for LOCHNAGAR – and reflects on 30 years of chasing mountains for Trail.

BIG BENS AND BRUTAL BEASTS • The Trail 100's Scottish contingent includes some of the finest mountain hiking experiences on the planet. Here's the full tick–list.

THE QUEEN • Neither the tallest nor the toughest (apart from one infamous moment of dread) – yet STAC POLLAIDH is quite clearly* Scotland's greatest mountain.

THE QUIET HERO • For our epic finale, we celebrate the greatest creation in the history of Trail magazine. Here's to the unique, beautiful, brilliant world of the…

FOR DRAGONS AND DREAMERS • The extraordinary mountains of Wales that make the Trail 100 (and a hop across the sea to Northern Ireland too).

THE SUPERSTAR • Of the multitude of mountains that gather in the western half of Cumbria, one name attracts more love and devotion than any other…

THE ENORMITIES OF ENGLAND • From soaring pikes to wildest moorland – these English summits offer adventure with every step.

“FROM THAT HOUR, I BELONGED TO THE CAIRNGORMS” • Trail has always loved great writing. So who better to see us out than one of the greatest mountain writers of all time? Here is the story of our hero: Nan Shepherd.

THE GREATEST THING WE EVER LEARNED • Or, what Trail taught us about the hills

Winter rucksacks • These tough, streamlined MOUNTAIN PACKS are true cold weather warriors, made for technical terrain and harsh alpine conditions – with plenty of room for ice axes, crampons and warm layers. Here are our top picks…

Ice axes • We've tested the best ICE AXES across a full winter season in Scotland and North Wales to find the best options for winter hillwalking, scrambling and lower-grade mountaineering.

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

Crampons • Boost your boots’ traction on hard snow and icy terrain with our selection of sharp-toothed crampons for winter hiking.

Where to walk this month… • EXPERT GUIDES TO BRITAIN'S BEST MOUNTAIN ROUTES

Beinn Sgulaird • Climb this lonely West Highlands Munro with some of the finest 360° views in all of Scotland.

Moel Hebog skyline • A varied adventure, encompassing an impressive gorge, remote slopes, classic Eryri...