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

On the cover

IN THIS ISSUE…

Find a great walk near you! • Highlights from the 28 fantastic walks in this issue…

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

Decentron Wide Brim Fishing Hat

We asked… • With which of these former Blue Peter presenters would you most like to climb Snowdon?

Black Sabbath (1970)

Walking on ‘big legs’, 1800s

NAVIGATE BY TREES

‘Walkers feel the ENERGY OF NATURE everywhere; in every rock, in every stream.’ • Walker, gardener, thinker, cake fan: discover the remarkable worldview of author and wanderer Marc Hamer.

THREE QUICK QUESTIONS

Walking festivals • Love walking with like-minded folk? Yearning to go somewhere new this year? Try a walking festival.

I can't wait to…

WYE • Chalk up floriferous springtime miles on the wooded and wavy North Downs around Kent's Stour Valley.

The word is…

What else do you want to achieve in 2023? • One of the great things about #walk1000miles is it can help you achieve more than one dream at once. These folk are dreaming big and getting there one step at a time…

The quarter mile that might save your life

Our favourite thing ever

‘When #walk100miles made me cry with joy’ • Of the many life-enhancing things about this challenge, one of the most magical is it provides beautiful moments, often unexpectedly, that stay with you for the rest of your life. That point where you achieved something you never thought possible, a heart-stopping encounter, the sudden realisation that life is so much more glorious than it was 12 months ago. Sometimes these moments are so precious, they completely overwhelm you…

‘I never considered quitting’ • With 25 days to go in her 2022 campaign, Claire Pinel discovered she still had a whopping 325 miles to walk! But rather than fazing her, it gave the Warwickshire-based violinist the focus she needed to achieve what many were keen to tell her was impossible.

Win your pick of gloves from Trekmates

Golden glory! • Every month we set five new mini-challenges to add spice, interest or silliness to your miles – and each issue reveal the latest winners of a money-can't-buy golden badge. Join in!

Walk100miles wedding bells!

Do more and win treasure! • Spice up your miles with one of our quests this month, post the result in the Facebook group and our favourite 20 #minichallenge completers will win a Golden Badge! You have until 30 March for this crop. You'll need your copy of the mag to claim your prize if you win!

Falling in love with real life

Your View

Map-swallowing pockets?

Views in brief

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?

Stuart Maconie • How a chance find in a London bookshop took me back in time on the hills of Lancashire.

JW Francis • The American singer-songwriter reveals why he released an album while hiking the Appalachian Trail (and he can't wait to visit a bothy…).

SNOWDON YR WYDDFA...