Walk Spring 2010

As a young journalist, Paul Glendell visited Slovenský raj National Park just after the collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia. Two decades later he returned to see if the ‘Slovak Paradise’ he fell in love with had survived the political upheaval…

E is for Elephant – including one who asserted his right to roam…

A Scottish Rambler has set up an exchange with walkers in Palestine. Members of Shat-ha, meaning ‘to wander’, face severe restrictions on movement but have still managed to walk regularly for years…

The Mold Railway Footpath is set to receive a £20k makeover after a panel of judges decided it was the most deserving rambling project from hundreds nominated nationwide…

Find your bearings and help us raise funds with the Ramblers’ best-selling series of Collins walking guides…

The long-running row over public access to a Dartmoor crag is destined to go to a public inquiry, after its owner appealed against a council order to create two rights of way on the land…

It seems the Brits can’t resist a walking challenge, following the announcement of three more superhuman feats of endurance in 2010…

After an unhappy stint at university, Richard Shrubb became hooked on drink and drugs before finally being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. But a love of walking and the outdoors helped get his life back on track…

Will Self argues that urban-fleeing walkers’ tunnel vision of the countryside is both damaging and self-defeating…

After four decades of exploring Dartmoor’s ancient forests, mysterious tors and pristine rivers, Ramblers Trustee Kate Ashbrook takes us on a tour of southern England’s last true wilderness…