10 of europe’s best trails

You don’t have to board a plane to take your running to wild and wonderful places – from big days out to long weekends and epic, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, here’s our guide to the UK’s very best running adventures

In the heart of the Alps, JOE MACKIE upskills his trail technique and tastes the best of the Tour du Mont Blanc

GREAT BRITAIN HAS A WIDE AND WONDERFUL SELECTION OF LONG-DISTANCE WALKS — FROM WELSH SEASIDE PATHS THAT CIRCUMNAVIGATE ENTIRE ISLANDS TO CROSS-COUNTRY HIKES THAT REVEAL LOCAL HISTORY AT EVERY STEP.

When a race follows the route of the world’s longest downhill ski race – in reverse – you know the spectacular views will be hard-earned. Duncan Craig tackles the Alps’ fabled Inferno Half Marathon

Writer Lucy Gornall headed to Spain’s Canary Islands to run the toughest course she’s ever experienced – the Transgrancanaria ultra marathon

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS