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With a firm focus on family-friendly walking, the autumn issue examines all the Ramblers activities inspiring the next generation of walkers and showcases walks for youngsters – and the young at heart – and we put the latest kit for kids to the test.

Discover a new perspective on an old landscape with the new 110-mile Dartmoor Way and follow the challenging Mourne Way through Northern Ireland’s high country.

Writer Michael Stewart discusses his unique Bronte Stones tribute in West Yorkshire; CBeebies presenter Hamza Yassin reveals what it is like to live with an otter and folk singing rambler John Jones has found the perfect way to blend walking and music. 

Put together during the global coronavirus pandemic, this issue examines how walking became a major outlet for millions of people; celebrates local adventures on foot and shares the creative ways that ramblers have stayed happy, healthy and connected during this difficult time. 

We also showcase some inspiring walking destinations further afield to add to your walking wish lists, offer ten tips on sourcing top gear without breaking the bank; test out a dozen ‘all purpose’ walking boots and Walk & Talk with Ramblers Scotland’s new president Lucy Wallace. We also reveal the winners of our annual volunteers awards. 

We spring into 2020 with a new-look cover promoting the new Don’t Lose Your Way tool enabling people to locate – and save – lost paths. We’re marking the 20th anniversary of the CROW act, which threw open acres of ‘mountain, moor, heath and down’ across England and Wales. And we take a look at ten hillside figures cut into the landscape. We Walk & Talk with long-distance record-breaking walker Ash Dykes; chat to mountaineer Simon Yates and ask pioneering GP Dr William Bird about his clever walking schemes.

The winter edition of walk is out now, with its usual mix of news, features and walk suggestions – and a particular focus on paths. In Picture of our Paths, we look at some of the challenges facing our path network and examine the collaborative ways our path maintenance volunteers are working. We enjoy a soul-stirring Big Walk along the Shropshire Way, which has been revived with the help of local Ramblers. We Walk & Talk with neuroscientist and navigation expert Kate Jeffreys, and head to Liechtenstein, Europe’s least visited country, to trial a brand-new trail through rippling mountain scenery.