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

BEHIND THE PICTURE

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

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

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…

Our walks th is month 1 Quiraing Isle ...