‘The Salt Path gave us back our life’: walking back to happiness on Cornwall’s South West Coast Path
As a film of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir The Salt Path is released, we follow in her footsteps along the Cornish section
Wombats, wallabies and whales: four days walking in Wilsons Promontory national park
It’s one of Victoria’s favourite national parks for good reason. Hiking the park’s south reveals stunning coastlines and complex history, topped off by a night in a lighthouse
A walk with Romans and ghosts on the Great North Road
Tracing part of an ancient highway in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire – now the A1 – proves rich in stories going back 2,000 years
Raptors delight: a bird safari in the Forest of Bowland
The north of England’s most overlooked natural beauty spot is home to wild terrain and some of the UK’s rarest birds, including the spectacular hen harrier
Poetry in motion: walking the new Wordsworth Way in the Lake District
The route follows in the Romantic poet’s footsteps, traces his life and celebrates the landscapes that inspired so much of his work
Camping in the wild heart of Italy – en suite rooms and fabulous restaurant optional
In the rugged Maiella national park, a secluded campsite offers everything from pitches to hotel-style rooms, guided walks to Abruzzo hospitality
Paris’s rewilded railway line: the disused track turned into a green space for wildlife and walkers
Inside the French capital’s ring road, the Petite Ceinture, a disused circular rail line, now abounds with nature trails, shared gardens – and even urban farms
Walking up an appetite in Armenia’s Caucasus mountains
Neighbouring Georgia gets all the attention when it comes to Caucasus adventures and cuisine, but nothing beats the ‘primeval happiness’ of a post-walk feast in Armenia - and there are far fewer trekkers
Walking in solitude and sunshine in Sicily: a newly restored pilgrim’s trail
A path in the Madonie natural park once used by itinerant friars takes present-day hikers on mountain trails through a terrain rich in wildlife
‘We love watching the landscape respond to each season’: why hiking long-distance trails in bite-size chunks is more fun
Tackling a long-distance walk like the Thames Path or South Downs Way in short sections makes it manageable – and more spontaneous, too
‘Spring sings with birdlife and wildflowers’: readers’ favourite UK trips of the season
From best in bloom on the Lizard Peninsula to perky puffins in the Hebrides, our tipsters revel in the return of spring
Rembrandt’s Amsterdam – walking the Amstel River 750 years after the city’s birth
To celebrate this significant milestone, our writer follows the flow of the artist’s inspiration, taking in sights that would have been familiar to the Old Master
The devil waits at every crossroads: a walk between darkness and light on Dartmoor
The new 38-mile Archangel’s Way, a pilgrimage route in a rugged corner of Devon, straddles Christendom and ancient pagan sites
Castaway in Fife: exploring Robinson Crusoe country in east Scotland
The Fife coastal path connects the firths of Forth and Tay and takes in some of the country’s finest seaside villages, seascapes and the home of a famous literary castaway
10 of the best Exmoor experiences: day trips, activities and places to stay
Treks and tearooms, scones and safaris… It’s hard to beat this corner of England in the spring