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Supreme Court confirms rights of campers on Dartmoor commons

Supreme Court judges have unanimously backed Dartmoor National Park Authority in its case to allow backpacking camping on commons in the area.

£1,000 prizes up for grabs if you can find 'mystery' OS trig points

Trig-baggers have a chance to pocket £1,000 prizes if they can hunt down mystery pillars. Ordnance Survey is running a social media challenge each...

Experts issue five-point guidance for using phones for hill navigation

Almost nine out of 10 hillgoers now use mobile phones or GPS units to help them navigate, according to a survey.

Ramblers welcome decision to scrap cut-off date for recording 'lost' paths

Campaigning charity the Ramblers has welcomed news the government has scrapped plans for a cut-off date for recording ‘lost’ historic paths in England.

Experts warn Google Maps Ben Nevis route is 'potentially life-threatening'

Mountain experts are warning walkers could be led into dangerous steep terrain if they attempt to ascend Ben Nevis using a route on Google Maps.

We've made grough route free to help you plan your local walk during Covid-19 crisis

Grough is today launching a special, free Covid version of its online mapping and route planning system grough route.

Six days, six hours, four minutes: how Paul Tierney broke the Wainwrights running record

An astonishing challenge that ran on chips, banter and very little sleep, but definitely no smashed avocado.

Rescuers search for missing Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers who were driving home

Rescuers searching for two missing Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers learnt the pair were actually on their way home in a car.

Hill sleuth Myrddyn Phillips's border research suggests Wales should shrink a little

Months of measurements and footslogging by two walkers has led them to the conclusion that the Wales-England border could be in the wrong place.

The Pennine Way: my route at 66

Last year I decided to celebrate qualifying for the state pension by tackling another oldie: Britain's first national trail.

What to buy your outdoors fan for Christmas? Here's grough's stocking-filler guide

We've been out evaluating lots of festive goodies that we think will make ideal gifts for the outdoors fan in your life.

Wainwright's 'unofficial' Coast to Coast Walk to gain national-trail status

The Coast to Coast Walk devised 50 years ago by author Alfred Wainwright is to gain national-trail status.

Mountain biker receives free Pennine Bridleway map after braving rain

Staff handing out copies of a new map on the slopes of Ingleborough began to question their choice of day to launch the promotion as rain lashed the fell.

Following in Wainwright's footsteps, only faster: Brian Melia runs a record Pennine Journey

Prompted by a suggestion from his wife, Brian Melia set out on quest to complete A Pennine Journey; 88 hours later he finished the 247-mile course and set a new record.