News
From canals to the coast, good news for walkers
The last seven days have brought a number of great announcements for ramblers and other outdoor enthusiasts – with waterways and coasts set to be improved and opened up…
Historic route back on the map
A much-loved path for Lake District walkers has finally been repaired and restored after 2009’s record-breaking floods washed it away. The historical route, which Alfred Wainwright described as “one of the pleasantest of foot passes”, was regularly climbed by walkers heading for Haystacks…
Bringing a native woodland back to life
Six years on from a public appeal to raise funds, the Woodland Trust has completed the first stage of the restoration of Wentwood Forest – including thinning almost all the areas previously planted with conifers to provide space and light for native oak, beech and hazel to take their place…
Visit walk at The Outdoors Show 2012!
Get ready for the year ahead with a visit to The Outdoors Show, where walk will be awarding our prestigious and highly anticipated reader awards – as voted for by you!
Dream views of a winter wonderland
The New Forest National Park’s popular ‘Dream View’ exhibition is on show over the holidays at the Moors Valley Country Park’s Visitor Centre…
Archive for Technology
High tech packing with Mammut
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Mammut has developed two iPhone apps to help get you fully equipped for your next adventure…
E-walks revolution hits Wales
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Llantwit Major in South Wales has been chosen as the testing ground for a pioneering project led by Ramblers Cymru to create the first in a new generation of walking guides using smartphone technology…
Info on the go
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Thanks to VisitBritain, ramblers on the move can now investigate local attractions, accommodation, maps and destination guides via mobile…
Robens’ Double Rock
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
It’s the heaviest of the six and the grey is a bit boring, but at least it won’t frighten the wildlife…
Blacks Octane 2
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Once up, it’s a comfortable tent with a large-ish porch, semi-flyscreen door and OK headroom at the front…
Eurohike Backpacker
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
This is Millets’ house brand and for four tenners you get a tapering tunnel-design, two-person tent…
Garmin GPSmap 60 Cx/60 CSx
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Garmin’s top-of-the-range models boast a 30 per cent bigger screen and five clearly-labelled buttons, making basic processes much quicker…
Map Road Angel Adventurer 7000
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Stylish, waterproof and robust, the Adventurer shows what walkers dream of: their position and movement on a real OS map…
Satmap Active 10
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
The Satmap Active 10 delivers OS 1:25 and 1:50 mapping on pre-loaded SD cards in a compact waterproof unit with a high-quality screen, electronic compass…
Garmin Legend HC x / Vista HC x
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
In the main, these two models are the same as the Venture and Summit except for the big bonus of an extra memory card slot…
