Park Life: a tune, a festival and a short walk to keep us refreshed

Even a short walk has me feeling reborn in a way, refreshed, a skin sloughed off, and a dawn walk even more so as a new day begins.

Fresh air, walking and the freedom it all brings

For Eilidh Carr, walking is integral to life in the Outer Hebrides, and local Slow Ways promise an island adventure When I was invited by Slow Ways to be a Story Contributor in 2022...

And lo did the clouds part! Wild Trails Wales walks Nant Ddu to Brecon

It is cliché at this point to summit Pen-y-Fan: thousands of walkers of all ages and backgrounds head up every year from the easily accessible car parks at its base. Which is why, when you ask a local if they fancy walking up Pen-y-Fan, you've got to provide a twist. In this case, starting a lot further from the mountain.

Running through forests, walking up mountains

National Walking Month is a time when organisations and individuals collectively highlight the many mental, physical, and social benefits of walking and encourage everyone to walk — wherever they are By Ingrina Shieh This year, National...

Moving forwards together – a coastal walk with Muslim Hikers and a refugee community

Saira joins Muslim Hikers and the refugee community of Napier Friends for a walk along the sea from Folkestone as part of Refugee Week Late this June, I joined Muslim Hikers and the refugee...

Review of the week: a good review for a bad route

Our weekly celebration of volunteers' efforts usually picks up a feel-good review about a walk which went well. This week, we're featuring a good example of how to review a route that isn't suitable for the network.

Review of the week: adventuring from Plymstock to Salcombe

A twisting, turning Slow Way takes Helen from the Plymouth suburb of Plymstock to the seaside town of Salcombe. Despite numerous setbacks, including having to call it off for the day, she persisted with...

Wandering poetics with ChatGPT

What happens when you ask ChatGPT for walking advice? Or to create a poem? Resident eco-poet Caleb Parkin headed to Troopers Hill, Bristol to find out