Base camp

On a sunny summer’s day, a walk up Pendle Hill is a pleasant stomp of about an hour, with the reward of unrestricted views over Lancashire’s Ribble Valley. However, on a cold winter’s day, Pendle Hill

Three contrasting walks to discover the ever-changing terrains encircling the Borrowdale valley and village of Rosthwaite in the Lake District .

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, the strange thoughts that only happen on a walk: welcome to the bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make a difference.

Twenty-five years ago, large chunks of Eryri’s Aran range were out of bounds. That all changed in 2000. To celebrate a quarter-century of the legislation that changed the game, Trail set out to walk the entire ridge… unobstructed.

Ian Battersby walks part of the Cleveland Way in Autumn

James Forrest samples a superb section of the Coast to Coast