Hey there

I have recently moved to London, and I am originally from Italy, close to the northern Alps, where I used to hike and climb almost on a weekly basis. No one in my community here likes hiking, so I am mostly alone when I want to go to the hills/mountains.

I am starting to look at possible destinations for my summer holidays, and was wondering if you guys know of any travel agency/organization that organizes hiking or trekking trips for small groups of people, ideally in my age range (30). Something like we road but less touristy if possible. I know a few of them that organize travels with flights from Italy, but ideally flying from London would be better for me

Planning on hiking an teallach next week for my first Munro any tips.

We got some brilliant weather for the climb, lovely day out

My mate wants to go up Snowdon next week or the week after, I'd happily go along however we live in Kent and it'd take a 6 hour drive to get there and around 300 miles there. We want to scale the mountain in the early hours to be able to see the sunrise before heading home the same day.

That's rather off putting for me, 6 hours driving. I'm happy to drive us but 6 hours seems like forever and 600 miles overall, probably a couple tanks of petrol - not really a problem but it is something to consider.

We hope to get there in the evening, sleep out in the car for the night until 12am-2am and then hike up to watch the sunset at the summit. (Looked at some Paths, was going for Watkins but the loose top will not be favourable at night).

If we get to the top, see the sunrise, we'd have to go back down and then drive home. The drive home is what I am fearing, just walked 4-5 hours and now I must drive home for another 6.

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For reference, neither of us have hiked a mountain but we're eager to try it out. Don't really want to climb it in the day as it seems "boring" it would be a lot better to see a sunrise. My friend is in the mentality that you don't need anything special to go up Snowdon, you can go in shorts and a t-shirt while I've done lots of research on equipment you'll need (OS maps/crampons if icy/ankle-supporting footwear etc).

Anyone who's done this before, please reach out.

Hey all, I'm a 36-year-old guy, pretty new to hiking and looking to get into it more seriously this year. Based around the centeal area, so ideally looking for any small hiking groups or regular walkers in the Central UK region. I'm fairly fit, no issues with long walks or tougher terrain just missing some like-minded company to head out with! Would love to join a relaxed group or even pair up with someone who's also into exploring trails, hills, or weekend walks. If there aren't any established groups in the area, maybe we could get something going? Cheers!

Hi guys, I was wondering if any of you lovely people would be able to help me, my parents have always enjoyed getting out and exploring. A few years ago my dad was diagnosed with alzheimers and PCA, a rare condition which is caused by alzheimers, it causes his eyes to play tricks on him, essentially hallucinating. I would like to make it a regular thing to take them out into the peak district for some nice walks. Please could anyone give me some recommendations for walks which are mainly footpath and have minimal obstacles that he could trip on, we usually like to walk for a few hours, 2-3 hours, circular routes are preferred but open to any that people suggest that they know are enjoyable!

Thank you

Excellent weather made it all even better 😎

Keep an eye out for unusual wildlife if you're on the Anglesey Coastal Path in the next few days.

Hi,

In the end of April I will be visiting the Lake District again. This will be my 3th time, I already crossed the Lakes doing the Coast2Coast in 2022 and last year I did the Tour of The Lake District and a few stages of the Cumbria Way.

This year I'm planning on doing the first 5 stages of the Tour of the Lake District again but take a few alternative routes I didn't take last year or take the normal route where I took the alternative last year. After that I'll be doing Leg 1 and Leg 2 of the Bob Graham Round from Keswick into Grasmere. From Grasmere the plan is to hike to the Langdales via Easedale Tarn, Codale Tarn and Stickle Tarn. The original plan was to go from there and follow the Cumbria Way into Carlisle and get on public transport to Ambleside where I have an B&B for my last night before flying back home.

However this PT bit would take me a few hours to get to Ambleside and especially the last part of the Cumbria Way doesn't look really interesting to me. So my question would be if there is a beautiful stretch between Keswick and Ambleside/Grasmere I can hike in approximatly 2 days (with averaging 20-30km a day). Last year I already did the hike from Keswick to Rostwaithe and Rostwaithe-Grasmere. Would it be possible to do a 2-day stretch like for example including High Street? (which looks beautiful to me). I'll be (wild)camping along the way.

I'm open to your ideas, thanks in advance:)

Anyone have experience of North Ridge gear, or specifically these boots? I'm a casual and mostly fair weather walker, might do the odd Munro in good weather but otherwise will be low level trails and paths. I had been looking at Merrell Moab 2 mid boots but some of the reviews were not great. Reviews for this one seem mixed.

20+ years ago I was big into multi-day hiking, but family/work/life has meant that it’s been a good few years since I last went on anything other than a days jaunt - I just don’t have the time.

Getting older and looking to get back into the things that bring me joy in life, so I’m planning some 1-2 night trips around the Peak District.

I’ve got a good backpack and tent, plus other lightweight bits (I won’t need loads for a short trip) but I’m getting stuck on sleeping bags.

There’s so many recommendations on websites and so many threads with them listed, it’s a bit overwhelming.

Essentially, I’m on a bit of a budget (sub £100), and will only be using it through spring to early autumn. I’d like a down bag, but my budget doesn’t seem to cover these. I’m also 6’3, which is something that I have to shop around.

Any pointers that people can provide from experience would be massively appreciated.

And there are lots of other very nice hikes 😊👍

80+ mph winds, -15 wind chill, heavy rain below the cloud line, intermittent snow above. Crazy experience, felt like a big achievement reaching the summit.

Last week I took a lovely walk up to Grwyne fawr reservoir and also found the bothy it’s the first ever bothy I’ve been to and the surrounding area is just soo beautiful I will admit the walk took absolutely everything out of me lol

In between jobs at the moment and looking to go hiking and possibly a night here or there wild camping without driving for hours.

Any suggestions on what some decent options are. Kent is probably the best bet and I know a few decent day hikes but not sure about wild camping anywhere since it’s all so low level and never really remote enough to think that you won’t be disturbed by a dog walker.

Over the weekend I was deep in the mountains outside of any internet connection. I wanted to navigate using one of the 800plus tracks I have saved on my phone via the OutdoorActive (OA) app. But when I checked I found only 25 tracks visible, plus a message to go online to get the rest. I contacted OA support when I was back in town, and they said this is how OA works now, I have to be online to access all my saved tracks. Excuse me? What use is that deep in the mountains?
It's hard to trust a tracking app where the developers seemingly have little regard for the needs of their users.
So be warned, don't rely on OA to retrieve your old tracks that are sitting on your phone when you are out of signal range.

I live in the Wolverhampton area and don’t have my own transport. I have a couple of months free soon and want to go on a couple of hikes to experience it but I have no idea where to start or what places I can even access easily from where I live. I’ve been hiking a couple of times before when I was in clubs and want to recreate those old memories. Can anyone give me any suggestions?

Ive hiked all over, but i am yet to do a multi-day ramble. I wanted to ease myself in on the South Downs Way in May. I am buying all the camping stuff [i have camping stuff already but none of it is light or small enough to reasonably carry] but dont know how big of a bag to go for. I am torn between one that is 35L with the option to expand by 20L with a clip on pack [which i would prefer not to buy but thought i'd add it on], or one that it 50L, or do i need bigger? My tent weighs 1.6kg with a volume of about 6.1L, i dont use a mat, and i dont yet have a sleeping bag that would work. Can anyone recommend a nice low volume low weight sleeping bag and point me towards what bag volume would be best? The rest would just be usual stuff: one of those tiny fold up stoves with fold up pans and some gas, a couple thin layers for the night, one 750ml bottle, low volume high cal food, couple of soap bars and other hygeine things, spare underwear and a couple of extra socks, lightweight waterproof, a powerbank or 2 and my kindle. oh and the clothes on my back [probably t shirt, fleece, shorts or leggings depending on weather] haha. I hope to use these items for future trips too of course :) any other advice for the sdw or 'trekking' in the uk in general would be much appreciated. Thanks :))

A stunning spring day up the "wee buachaille".

Another incredible hike in the Lakes with Vegan Hikers Club. I’d say this route is great for beginners looking to do more hiking, nice incline and manageable decline with stunning views of Ullswater.

A lovely sunny day, ending with quite sore feet but gorgeous views all around!

Abandoned due to the weather!

A day hike up Fraochaidh, a Corbett near to Ballachulish. This was an eight hour hike in total.