Walking in France’s ‘garden of Eden’: a new route in the gorgeous Gorges du Tarn Europe’s longest and most dramatic canyon is replete with exotic wildlife, including kingfishers and beavers, ruined castles and architectural oddities We’re sipping chestnut kir on a terrace overlooking the Tarn River in southern France when we hear excited voices from […]

‘The landscape offers the same russet and ochre hues as the Bayeux tapestry’: walking the 1066 trail in East Sussex With the British Museum’s blockbuster Bayeux tapestry exhibition opening soon, we follow in the footsteps of William the Conqueror and King Harold’s armies around Battle and Rye ‘Uh oh, look at these!” I call to […]

Six of the best long-distance European trails to walk in summer From a less-crowded camino and the Slovenian Alps to a stunning river trail and Ireland’s remote Beara peninsula Distance up to 74 milesDuration 3-9 days Continue reading… Go to Source Author: Sarah Baxter

Trekking through a living mountain culture: Spain’s Picos de Europa A landscape of forbidding peaks west of Bilbao plays host to an improbable world full of wild flowers, animals and resilient cheesemakers Halfway across the first glacial depression, I leave the footpath to stand on a snow patch, disturbing a spider that runs off across the frozen […]

Incredible panoramas, wildflower meadows and the odd wild horse: readers’ favourite walks in Europe From cliffside views of Lake Garda to post-hike saunas in Sweden, you share your most memorable walking trips • Tell us about a cooler European coast – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher If you have a head for […]

Art trails, swimming spots and punt safaris, all easily accessible from Cambridge’s new train station With Cambridge South about to welcome its first passengers, it’s an ideal time to explore some of the university city’s lesser-known treasures on foot or by public transport Flat fields of poppies and ox-eye daisies stretch out to a wide […]

The ultimate beach hike: Portugal’s Fishermen’s Trail reveals the Algarve’s wild side This long-distance coastal trek takes in towering rock faces, isolated beaches and tasty pitstops The fluorescent green gaiters seemed a ridiculous suggestion, but prove a godsend as we plod across the sand. “I bet you’re glad I told you to get a pair […]

I see nothing but hills, ridges and sea: a breathtaking five-day walk around Ireland’s south-westernmost headland The creators of County Cork’s Sheep’s Head Way had to win over hundreds of landowners to complete the ambitious project, but the result is a gloriously unspoilt trail The Sheep’s Head peninsula is clearly a good place to be […]

A family holiday on the hoof: donkey trekking in the Spanish Pyrenees A week-long mountain trek with two young children felt like an ambitious undertaking – but they loved every minute It’s said the 19th-century Parisian flâneur, intent on not rushing past the beauties of the street, would take a tortoise on a lead to […]

From churches and castles to wonderfully weird Portmeirion: exploring Wales’s north-west coast on foot and by train The Cambrian Line hugs the shore, offering easy access to the Wales Coast Path, the Cadfan Way pilgrimage route and glorious Cardigan Bay From the graveyard of St Michael’s in Ynys, Wales, the view was ravishing: the Italianate […]