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Mountain Leader: 'I felt like Pied Piper' as numerous walkers get lost on Scafell Pike
A Mountain Leader said he felt like the Pied Piper as lost walkers tagged on to his guided group in the dark on England’s highest mountain.
Lost sunburnt Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers had no water or food
Two walkers who set off on a 24-mile challenge walk with no food, drink, map or compass were found after getting lost on the route.
Climber Leo Houlding returns to Greenland for 1,000-mile kiting venture
A renowned British climber has returned to the Arctic wilderness of Greenland – to try his hand at snowkiting.
New Ullswater Way opens, offering 20-mile walking circuit of lake
A new walking route has opened in a corner of the Lake District hit hard by last year’s floods. The Ullswater Way offers a waymarked circular pat...
Snowdonia bosses consult experts over spelling change for Cadair Idris
National park bosses are in a quandary over what to call one the area’s best known mountains. Snowdonia National Park Authority is to seek advice...
New free grough map will use crowdsourced updates to help outdoor fans find their way
Today, we’re announcing a new mapping project we hope will revolutionise the way people enjoy their trips into the British countryside.
Here's a great half-price offer on grough route to mark our 10th birthday!
Grough is 10 years old! Our domain name was first registered in April 2006 and shortly after this we started posting stories and features on our on...
Follow in the Brontë sisters' footsteps to Top Withins, inspiration for Wuthering Heights
Take to the romantic wild Brontë moors, home to Cathy and Heathcliff, on this walk starting in the hilltop village of Haworth in West Yorkshire .
Report says people with dementia benefit from walking and outdoor activities
Walking and outdoor activities should be encouraged for people who have dementia, a report published today said.
Campaigner Kate Ashbrook: Brexit threat to countryside 'deeply worrying'
A tireless fighter for access rights is worried the exit from the European Union will have serious effects on the great outdoors.
Is using your GPS gadget on the mountains a threat to your life?
Could your incredibly accurate little GPS receiver be a threat to your life? That’s a question posed by a mountain expert who said the increasing...
Lakeland fell Cat Bells lit up during event raising £11,000 for Nepal earthquake victims
An event that lit up one of the Lake District’s most popular fells raised more than £11,000 to help victims of last year’s Nepal earthquakes.
Second rescue on Blàbheinn as solo walker gets lost on Skye peak
Coastguard rescuers were called out to a Hebridean peak for the second time in a week after a walker got into difficulties.
Happy birthday to the trig pillar, 80 years old today
A familiar friend to hillgoers is celebrating an 80th birthday today. Ordnance Survey’s first triangulation pillar went into use on 18 April 1936...
Review: The Cateran Trail by Jacquetta Megarry
This handy guidebook provides pretty much all the detail you need to undertake this five-day walking trail through Perthshire and Angus.
New app opens up Yorkshire Dales' mining history to walkers
Walkers can now take a trip back in time to discover the industrial history of a national park, thanks to a new smartphone technology.
Britain's highest mountain Ben Nevis gains a metre in height
The United Kingdom’s highest mountain just grew by a few inches. But a sudden tectonic upsurge hasn’t hit the Highlands of Scotland; rather, Be...
New 'insidious' enclosure moves threaten green spaces, campaigner Kate warns
The country faces a new enclosure movement that threatens England’s public spaces, a campaigner warned.
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