Great Walks

I’VE never walked an official Camino (see our Camino special starting pg 46) but I ended up going on a pilgrimage without knowing it. When I was 28 my best mate died of cancer. Robbie was a year older than me and we had been through a lot together. W

Now here's a pilgrim walk for all lovers of the Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne. That famous 19th century literary family from Yorkshire, England. They wrote some of the best-loved books in the English language, such as Jane Eyre, Wutherin

THE Snowies Alpine Walk in Kosciuszko NP just got even more thrilling with the opening of Stage 3. This newly opened section spans 13km between Charlotte Pass and Perisher, and features upgraded trails, including the popular Porcupine walk. The Snowi

PRESENTED BY WE’D been dreaming up a glitzed up weekend away in Sydney for our 10th wedding anniversary. But children had changed our thinking, and with five kids born by our 8th year of marriage, our hearts were torn with what do that celebrated thi

IT’S embarrassing. I’ve only been walking for 20 minutes, and I have to ask my group to stop. I haven’t spotted an elusive rock wallaby or a magnificent wildflower. No, I’m asking them to turn around because my shoe is falling apart. I don’t know whe

PRESENTED BY Photo: Jennifer Ennion, Bateau Bay NSW | Camera: Canon 50D SLRJennifer: “I was fortunate enough to hike Tombstone Territorial Park in Canada’s remote Yukon Territory and was absolutely blown away by the dramatic topography, with jagged p

THE Murramarang South Coast Walk is a new, 34km multi-day walking trail on the stunning NSW South Coast. The north-south track starts at Pretty Beach and traverses the spectacular coastline of Murramarang National Park, connecting the coastal village

SPONSORED STORY THE Arkaba Walk is an exclusive opportunity to brave the wilds of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound by foot, over four nights and five days, disconnecting from the everyday and re-wilding on this private 60-000-acre wildlife

MY eyes landed on another of the now-dreaded signs, ‘Walkers Follow Creek’, as my legs trembled with exhaustion. At this point, on day 11 of my journey along the Heysen Trail in South Australia, it was late afternoon and it had taken most of the day

THIS Top Ten day walks list is sure to draw some debate as everyone has their favourites. In Western Australia there are lots of new trails and upgrades to existing trails underway, so what is considered to be in the Top Ten changes regularly, but ri

It would be fair to suggest that the Way of Saint James offers the best of both worlds: a sublime combination of physical and spiritual. Whether your footsteps are upon the snow-covered Pyrenees, the fertile farmlands of La Rioja or indeed the Cathed

PRESENTED BY CHRIS (67) “I was always on the lookout for a walking buddy and someone who was willing to carry a pack and escape to remote areas. Very few would put their hands up, so I was walking with groups of male friends. It wasn’t until 2015 whe

WHAT’S it like to take on a long-distance pilgrim walk? How do you cope on cold wet days? What’s it like meeting other pilgrims? There are so many questions people ask before they do their first Camino and it would be easy to disappear down an online

THE mountains of Japan’s Kii Peninsula rise abruptly out of the Pacific Ocean. Fishing towns and orange groves sit between a rocky shoreline and a dense range of mist-shrouded valleys and dark forests. The train I’m on winds its way along this coast

Walking the Camino is a unique experience that requires preparation and organisation. Finding time to plan an itinerary and source suitable places to stay on the route can be a challenge. And not everyone wants to carry a heavy pack or rush each day’

THE Nepalese government has banned solo or free independent hiking in any of the country's national parks, a move that the country’s tourism board said would reduce the risks for the tens of thousands of adventure seekers who travel to the Himalayan

UNPRECEDENTED, shocking, unbelievable, devastating. These are just some of the adjectives being used to describe the last couple of years. And yet many people have found challenges such as the COVID pandemic have led to increased resilience, strength

FROM the age of three to 10, I lived in the miniscule, remote Victorian town of Dinner Plain with my parents and older brother. Mum and dad both worked at an outdoor education residential school, and so spent much of their time on expeditions with ye

WE are now accepting entries for this year’s Wilderness Photographer of the Year presented by Mountain Designs. There are two categories – People and Places. We received almost 700 entries last year and there were some real stand-outs. The following

IT was just before midnight and we were soon to be introduced to 2022. That year we were staying with close friends at Dinner Plain near Mt Hotham, Vic. Like millions of others elsewhere in the world, I was contemplating what my New Year’s resolution

DON’T let a 500m climb in the first two kilometres put you off this great walk. The Stockyard Spur to Mt Gingera walk is an ACT classic. At 1857m, Mt Gingera is the second highest peak in the ACT and a familiar sight on the horizon of the Brindabella

EXCITEMENT was intense as packs were unloaded from vehicles. We were ready to start a three day walk into the remote World Heritage Forest in Southern Lamington Plateau NP. Or so I thought… after putting on boots and long gaiters to combat the dreade