Country Walking

Country Walking Magazine shows you the best of British walks: the biggest views, the hidden gems, the sea cliffs and the mountain summits. All our features come complete with superb writing, inspiring photography and step-by-step instructions so you can follow every footpath yourself. In every issue, you’ll find: - In-depth stories of amazing walks - A booklet of 25 pull-out walks every issue - with OS maps! - Information about hotels, pubs, cafes, tearooms. - Clear, jargon-free tests of walking kit And... every issue our readers tell their walking stories, help us devise new walks and shape the places we go to. If you love walking, this is the magazine for you.

WELCOME

IN THIS ISSUE…

Find a great walk near you! • Highlights from the 27 fantastic walks in this issue…

The View • SIGHTS | SOUNDS | WONDERS | IDEAS | COOL STUFF

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

LOVED TO BITS

THE WALKING POLL

TIME TRAVELLER

ON THE MAP

DID YOU KNOW?

‘I threw my boots in a bin on day two. Your gonna laugh at me.’ • Reverend, author, radio star and now pilgrim. Matt Woodcock tells the story of walking the Camino de Santiago (including the time his little toe turned into a Twiglet).

AND MATT'S NOT ALONE…

CHAGFORD • From temperate rainforests to hidden valleys and high tors, the landscapes around Chagford provide as much variety of attractions as the town itself.

The word is…

The power of slow-building achievements • It's amazing what you can achieve one step at a time – and how #walk1000miles pairs perfectly with parallel ambitions…

‘We're capable of so much more than we realise!’ • Forty-year-old Sarah Stevens from Southampton has gone from rock bottom to top of the world!

All ye of little time… • …how on Earth do you get your miles in?

Why walkers are always two steps ahead

Badges of honour! • Every new edition we invite you to spice up your miles by doing something seasonal, silly or highly specific. The prize? For 20 lucky entrants a money can't-buy Golden Badge. New challenges on the right. Join in!

Do more and win treasure! • Spice up your miles with one of our quests, post the result in the Facebook group and our favourite 20 will win a Golden Badge! You have until 17 August for this crop. Got a suggestion for a challenge? Email us! walk1000miles@countrywalking.co.uk

Your View

Life rolls on for Russ

Food for the soul

Wandering and wondering

Unforgotten heroes

Nothing and everything

Views in brief

You're having a giraffe

Naked beauty of the Moors

Where's Kes? • Every month our favourite spaniel Kes goes walkies somewhere in the issue, and we want him back! Can you help find Kes?

Good enough to eat

Some things are worth celebrating • Like walking 1000 miles and your membership of biggest & best community in the outdoors! walk1000miles.co.uk/shop

Stuart Maconie • I finally got to visit a place I've been dreaming of since primary school. It didn't disappoint (and neither did the chip butty).

FROM sea TO summit • Climb every foot of a mountain from sea level to sky scrape: your legs might not thank you but your heart will soar.

FROM past TO future • Few climbs are more satisfying, nor outlooks spectacular, than a gum to tip ascent of the incisor of Yr Eifl.

Plan your trip

FEET IN THE WATER, head in the clouds • More wonderful hills you can climb every foot of and enjoy the outlook from a summit whose glory you share.

Lionheartland • As the Women's World Cup kicks off, take a walk round the rural hideaway where a quiet revolution has transformed the fortunes of Lions and Lionesses...