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Excuse me, are you walking for leisure or travel? These are the two boxes to tick. But there are hundreds more purposes, and here are five you might not have tried

Jo Bennie strikes out solo on the no-joke Cairngorms Slow Ways. Here, with midges, cold soup, and a mountain with a rude name, is her latest

We all have one or more of our senses compromised and this walk was devised to enhance all the others. Read how we found different ways to appreciate nature, from framing to counting flowers with nature's rosaries!

If you dread the onset of autumn here are some tips for weathering (or even enjoying!) this wild season

"A journey of 2,200 miles is achieved with with each individual step," said someone or other, "and by ticking off each Slow Way on the National Park Trail." This week, we spoke to Steven Krambeck, a Slow Ways volunteer and YouTuber who is now into week three of ticking off each route as he slowly but surely makes his way around the entire Trail.

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...

I learnt that day along the hiking trails of Edale, that grief weighs lighter when held in community, and lighter still when that community is held in nature

Lucy Keyworth's rough but relaxing canalside ramble, as seen from a lever-propelled off-road wheelchair