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This short but highly scenic route gives you a taste of everything Fife has to offer: from beaches to technical trails, and a fairytale Scottish castle thrown in for good measure.



There is a small car park at the end of the lane that runs into Balmerino. However, with space for just 2 cars, you might

A wonderful climb past a haunted mermaid’s pool, rocks that look like crashed spaceships to a fairytale chasm dripping with lush, green moss.



“If any of my friends express an interest in hiking, this is the route I always take them on,” says Advnture contributor Claire Maxted. “The ascent up the Roaches

A superb mixed-terrain route in East Devon, which traces a sensational section of the South West Coast Path along the World Heritage–listed Jurassic Coast, taking in history, beaches and beautiful views.



The run starts and finishes in the East Devon town of Seaton, near the mouth of the River Axe on the

This challenging but fabulous run takes you through some wild and beautiful Highland Perthshire scenery.



Setting off from Cally Car Park head out of the car park the way you came in and take a left turn. Follow the track through woodland for a couple of miles. Eventually you’ll see a house and kennels

A glorious run along two historic aqueducts which once kept the industries of Greenock supplied with water. The route takes you across a fantastic moorland, and provides stunning views over the Clyde estuary and towards the Highlands in the distance, before ending at a glittering expanse of sea.



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To test the new inov8 Venturelite Jacket, Advnture contributor Alex Foxfield headed up Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons. A questionable forecast proved perfect for testing the jacket's waterproof and wind resistant qualities, as he was treated to a sustained downpour. Just what the doctor ordered!



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This is a great route for particularly hot, cold, or wet days. As the name suggests, it passes through a pair of renovated railway tunnels, one of which is over a mile long and is a consistently cool, pleasant place to run regardless of the weather. Just make sure you come with some kind of lights to

This trail run near Glasgow offers a variety of terrain, a rewarding push up a landmark hill in the Campsie Fells, superb panoramic views and then a fast descent.



The run starts in Blanefield, north of Scotland’s largest city of Glasgow and in the region of Stirlingshire. There are plenty of parking options

I set out on a 30-mile run across the length of Dartmoor National Park, carrying an initial 1L of water. I knew that I’d need to resupply several times through the day and also knew there were plenty of river and stream crossings where this could happen. This gave me the perfect opportunity to test both

To really test the Duro 6 to its fullest, I needed a lengthy run across rugged terrain – the kind if run where I’d need every feature and storage solution this excellent hydration pack has to offer. With this in mind, I set out on a 30-mile traverse of the Dartmoor National Park from north to south.



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To test the Leki Cross Trail Lite Carbon poles, our contributor, Alex, set out with a couple of friends on a suitably strenuous 30-mile run across the length of Dartmoor National Park. Taking a “hike the uphills, run the downhills approach”, it was an ideal long day out to test the Cross Trails’ mettle

To test the Leki Cross Trail Lite Carbon poles, our contributor, Alex, set out on what was a first for him: a hillwalk with his 3-month-year-old daughter strapped to his chest in her Ergobaby. Here's what he had to say:



Along with my wife and father, we hiked up a couple of Wainwright fells in the Western

I tested the Alpines on my frequent running haunt, Bristol’s Henbury Gorge. The combination of road, gravel, rocky trails and muddy earth, along with steep uphill and downhill sections, is a great testing ground for trail running shoes. The gorge’s Hazel Brook also enabled me to test the Vibram outsole

Stretching from Fort William to Inverness, the 79-mile waymarked Great Glen Way starts in the shadow of Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis. It follows part of the Caledonian Canal and runs alongside three major lochs – Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and mighty Loch Ness.



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