The Asian hiking group blazing a trail through Scotland’s peaks
Boots and Beards is helping Glasgow’s Asian population to discover freedom, camaraderie and mental wellbeing in the Scottish mountains
My summer body is ready. So it’s big and bouncy: deal with it
We should feel zero pressure to ‘prepare’ for a holiday, able to relax on the beach without fear of a ‘Daniel Craig coming out of the water’ scenario
How the Slow Ways network could change walking in Britain
Geographers have used lockdown to map a network of routes across Britain – joining urban areas via forgotten pathways
Secret gardens: the quietest national parks and nature reserves near Sydney
With waterfalls, walking trails and cycle paths, Sydney’s less-visited national parks are no less spectacular for their obscurity
Outdoors again at last: a first real walk, run and cycle as lockdown eases
With more exercise now allowed in parts of the UK, three writers venture outside to explore their local neighbourhoods
Barefoot in the park: the joy of walking over rocks and roots
On moving to the Canadian Rockies, the writer barely left home for fear of bears, but overcame it by feeling the Earth beneath her feet
In lockdown, I went on a surfing and yoga retreat – via Zoom
Jane Dunford, who is self-isolating alone, finds this interactive virtual holiday a great way to meet people and exercise
Lockdown learning: outdoors skills in your back yard
From the safe confines of home, our writer learns to run, dive, read maps and tie knots – all through online tutorials
Life on ice: what Esperanza Base in Antarctica can teach us about isolation
Despite missing friends and celebrations, a community at the bottom of the world has learned to survive, even thrive
Best National Trust parklands to visit
Our writers pick their favourite National Trust gardens and parks for combining social distancing and a spring walk