Joy, liberation and good boots: a beginner’s guide to multi-day hiking in Australia
Setting off on your first big bushwalk can be intimidating but good planning (and the right gear) pays off
‘I felt I’d stepped into Narnia’: walking St Patrick’s Way in Northern Ireland
The pilgrim path celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Our writer takes in the uncrowded moors, mountains, canal and coast, on an adventure straight out of a storybook
Country diary: The hair-trigger pigeons are up again, more dance than flight
Brighton, East Sussex: How many times a day do they do this? How do they decide who goes first?
Chris Boardman to lead new walking and cycling body in England
Former Olympic cycling champion vows to take back streets from motor traffic as head of Active Travel England
On the right track: how walking connects me to the land and its people
From the Himalayas to Palestine and north London to south Devon, hiking gives a sense of belonging
Easy wins: shorten the commute, walk off the weight and lift the spirits
You could sign up for a gym membership – or you could just get off the bus a few stops earlier and walk
Spaces for pondering, meditating, praying and ‘being’: 10 of Britain’s best small pilgrimage sites
Remote churches, peace monuments and Celtic-style hillside etchings make for a meditative – and free – new year pilgrimage
Walking is a glorious, primal pastime – and far more radical than you think
Despite its reputation as a bourgeois hobby, walking has been a lifeline for millions past and present, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Silent hike, holy hike: a thoughtful country walk in Sussex to ease the soul
As Christmas approaches, a new micro-pilgrimage is offered for those wanting to walk in complete silence. But is it an experience worth shouting about?
Rambling with Dolly Parton and meditative strolls: the best podcasts for walks
From a trip down memory lane with celebs to adventures in remote Scotland: if you’re looking for company on your next walk, there’s a podcast for that