Our walks th is month 1 Quiraing Isle ...

The new year is here, so let’s make it an adventurous one. TGO is starting as we mean to go on – no, not with a listicle (!) but with our pick of high and wild places to get you excited and keep you inspired throughout 2026

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

■ Distance: 6½ miles/10.5km ■ Time: 4-5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Photographer Tom Bailey recalls the day he fell for LOCHNAGAR – and reflects on 30 years of chasing mountains for Trail .

Guess where we went last summer? A two-week tour that took in the UK’s first Dark Sky Park, also its largest forest, the world’s smallest post office, the First World War’s largest munitions factory,