As we drove out of Calgary, the Rockies reared from the prairies, with their thickly forested lower flanks rising to razor-sharp ridges and snow-ca...

The 285km Offa’s Dyke trail between Sedbury (just outside Chepstow) and Prestatyn can be tackled either way, but heading north will put the preva...

Discover the allure of Fogo Island, where fire meets the ocean in a spectacle of nature. Explore Cape Verde's diverse landscapes, from volcanic pea...

I stood at the main temple, closed my eyes, pressed my palms, and intoned the Heart Sutra. I didn’t understand it, and enlightenment didn’t com...

The thundering herd, the frenzied shoal, ‘Nature red in tooth and claw’. Observing first-hand great wildlife migrations is to watch the real �...

Topologically speaking, prominence is the elevation you must climb to reach a mountain’s summit, assuming you’ve taken the shortest route from ...

13 Tips for 13 Peaks On Table Mountain most weekends, you’ll encounter trail snakes and family groups filing up hitherto obscure humps, like Juda...

A wild crone scurried out of the stone hut, wearing wellies and a plastic mac. ‘Faigh far mo thir!’ she wailed, shaking her head and pulling th...

I slipped on a rock, stumbled through a bush and slithered into the water, filling my boots. Though the trail existed on my map, the real world com...

A TRAIL FOR OUR TIMES

Halfway across the sands, with the sea racing in, we broke into a jog. A wooden platform raised on h...