Gear Reviews🇪🇺 Snowdonia
The Things You Carry That Actually Get Used
A day pack contains a handful of items that matter and several that are carried out and back unopened every time.
Hiking Trails Editorial
August 21, 2026#hiking
Multi-Day Hikes🌏 Matsumoto
Japan's Multi-Day Routes and How Its Huts Differ
Japanese mountain huts work differently from European ones, and knowing how changes what you carry and expect.
Hiking Trails Editorial
August 21, 2026
Day Hikes🇪🇺 Cassis
France Day Walks: The Regions Beyond the Alps
France's best day walking is spread across regions most visitors never associate with hiking at all.
Hiking Trails Editorial
August 16, 2026
Trail Maps🇪🇺 Bolzano
Italian Trail Maps and the CAI Numbering System
Italy marks its paths with painted numbers rather than named routes, and the maps that match are not the ones in bookshops abroad.
Hiking Trails Editorial
August 16, 2026
Trail Guides🌏 Chiang Mai
Thailand: Jungle Walking Is a Different Skill
Thailand's hiking is jungle rather than mountain, which changes the hazards, the pace and what you need to carry.
Hiking Trails Editorial
August 16, 2026
Trail Safety🇪🇺 Funchal
Walking in Portugal: Heat, Fire Season and the Levadas
Portugal's walking hazards are heat and fire rather than altitude, and the season is the opposite of northern Europe's.
Hiking Trails Editorial
August 16, 2026