Walk magazine spring 2025

Walk is the Ramblers’ quarterly magazine, with more readers than any other UK walking magazine

Welcome to Walk

With the days getting longer and spring flowers starting to bloom, it’s the perfect time to be planning your rambling adventures for 2025. Perhaps you’re thinking of heading to a walking festival, or even organising one in your local community? If so, check out our Masterclass – it’s jam-packed with inspiration and top tips.

Or maybe you fancy walking one of Britain’s long-distance trails this year? We showcase ten wonderful trails you could choose from, all developed with the expertise and hard work of Ramblers volunteers. With routes exploring cities, coasts and countryside, there’s something to suit all tastes.

Some volunteers are telling us that the changing climate is making their role more challenging. As our feature Navigating the climate crisis reveals, floods, storm-damage, extreme heat and coastal erosion can play havoc with walks programmes and maintenance work. Weather-ravaged routes need repairs, so any support you can offer – whether time or money – will help us get walkers back on track.

Enjoy your springtime rambles,

Elyssa

Three female walkers on a forest ramble holding long wooden poles

Navigating the climate crisis

The evidence is indisputable: our weather is becoming milder, our winters wetter and our sea levels higher. But what does climate change mean for people who work to maintain paths – and for the walkers who use them?

Martha Kearney smiling into the camera standing in a field

Walk & Talk: Martha Kearney

One of the best-known figures in British broadcasting, Martha Kearney has hosted Newsnight, Woman’s Hour, the Today programme and many more. Last year, she swapped current affairs for the countryside, and now presents This Natural Life and Open Country for BBC Radio 4. She lives with her filmmaker husband in Suffolk

A calm ocean overlooked by cliffs and grey skies

Ten Places - Hit the trail

Ramblers volunteers have a long tradition of developing excellent long-distance walking trails, combining their knowledge of local landscapes and history with their passion for walking and practical maintenance skills. Here are ten great examples, all offering an immensely enjoyable way to explore Britain’s countryside, coastlines and cityscapes.

Four walkers chatting on a ramble, two using walking poles

Masterclass: Organising a walking festival

Walking festivals can help get people more active, attract visitors, boost the local economy and grow your Ramblers group, with socialising, learning and fun to be found along the way. If you’d like to set one up and need ideas, read on.

Offers, competitions & more

A group walk up a mountain path with all walkers carrying rucksacks

Exodus Adventure Travels

We believe that travel is more than just ticking off destinations from a list. It’s about immersing yourself in the heart of each place, to truly discover a destination. Our expert local guides and our 50 years of experience, ensure an extraordinary adventure, every time. (Sponsored content)

Put your best foot forward with HPB

Take your first step towards a lifetime of magical holidays. With the Holiday Property Bond you can enjoy exclusive access to over 1,500 top-quality properties in some of the UK and Europe’s best walking destinations, from Cornwall’s rugged coastline to the sun-drenched Italian hills. (Sponsored content)

Footmap

Feet first Badly fitted footwear can lead to knee and back pain, corns, callouses and nerve damage – but much of the pain is often actually caused by an underlying biomechanical dysfunction. Footmap can help, by carrying out soft-tissue surgery at any retail partner store and offering a £150 assessment for free. Footmap will analyse your biomechanical data and recommend both the correct footwear and a medical care solution. Present this article to claim £50 off any shoes when you visit. Find out more at footmap.clinic. (Sponsored content)

Escape to Tunbridge Wells

Gather your hiking gear and head for the glorious scenery and fantastic footpaths that surround the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Explore the serene trails and ancient routes that traverse the High Weald National Landscape, with charming villages, rolling hills and secluded woods. From the marathon-length Tunbridge Wells Circular (or its four shorter walks) to trails under a canopy of conifers in Bedgebury National Pinetum, there’s something for everyone. Discover more ideas for walks at visittunbridgewells.com. (Sponsored content)

Jersey, perfect destination for walking enthusiasts

Jersey has an amazingly diverse landscape given its compact size. Whether you’re a seasoned hiker or prefer leisurely strolls, you’re never far from a breathtaking ocean view, flower-filled meadow or idyllic sandy beach. (Sponsored content)

A hiker wearing a red waterproof jacket traversing steep rocks

Gear on test - Waterproof trousers and accessories

The right waterproofs can be the difference between an enjoyable walk and an uncomfortable endurance test.

Three walkers in red jackets forming a heart shape with their arms.

Walk magazine competitions

Enter our latest walk magazine competitions plus find out who has won the most recent competition prizes.

Three walkers stopping for a chat on an urban path

Log into your account...

...to access back issues of Walk and other member benefits.

Want to write for Walk magazine?

Guidance for freelance writers who want to contribute to our quarterly Walk magazine.

Want to reach over 101,000 Ramblers members? Walk offers a wide range of promotional opportunities - both in print and online – including adverts, inserts, sponsorships and classifieds. Email Nancy at our partner agency, River Group - nsimpson@therivergroup.co.uk - for a media pack and costs.