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If you love the great outdoors, Advnture will feel like home. Whether you’re into camping with the family or epic solo hikes through the wilderness, we’re an essential part of any adventurer’s kit.

As the home of outdoor buying advice, Advnture is packed with buying guides to help you to choose the best equipment to suit your needs, as well as how-to guides, first-person experience stories, and essential news stories for anyone who loves getting outside.

Our international team of writers are all experts in the field, having clocked up many years braving the elements, whether up mountains or under canvas. When they say a hiking boot, backpack or tent are the best on the market, you can rest assured they know what they’re talking about.

So whether you’re looking for the best equipment for your next adventure or simply want to learn how to pitch a tent, Advnture is the destination for you.
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December 7, 2022 at 14:55

My Favourite Run: Balmerino to Birkhill Castle and back

Time

1h04m

Distance

7.37km

Pace

8:38/km

Ascent

110m

Descent

120m

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December 12, 2022

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

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December 7, 2022 at 11:48

My Favourite Hike: the Roaches and Lud's Church

Time

3h35m

Distance

12.0km

Speed

3.4km/h

Ascent

310m

Descent

320m

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December 8, 2022

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

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November 14, 2022 at 20:27

My Favourite Run: Seaton to Beer Head and Branscombe Beach and back

Time

1h19m

Distance

11.2km

Pace

7:06/km

Ascent

220m

Descent

210m

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November 24, 2022

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

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November 13, 2022 at 22:14

My Favourite Run: Deuchary Hill and Loch Ordie

Time

2h40m

Distance

20.5km

Pace

7:48/km

Ascent

410m

Descent

410m

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November 24, 2022

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

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October 27, 2022 at 09:31

My Favourite Run: the Greenock Cut and Kelly Cut

Time

1h35m

Distance

13.3km

Pace

7:09/km

Ascent

160m

Descent

220m

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October 27, 2022

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.



“This

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October 20, 2022 at 10:48

Pen y Fan — Testing inov-8's Venturelite Jacket

Time

4h18m

Distance

11.1km

Speed

2.6km/h

Ascent

470m

Descent

490m

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October 28, 2022

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!



The

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September 14, 2022 at 22:59

My Favourite Run: Bath Two Tunnels Loop

Time

2h09m

Distance

20.4km

Pace

6:20/km

Ascent

110m

Descent

110m

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September 29, 2022

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

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September 1, 2022 at 12:18

My Favourite Run: Dumgoyne Hill Loop

Distance

10.1km

Ascent

370m

Descent

360m

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September 29, 2022

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

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August 28, 2022 at 06:08

Dartmoor North to South Traverse — Lifestraw Peak Series Squeeze

Time

7h03m

Distance

47.9km

Pace

8:50/km

Ascent

800m

Descent

1,040m

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September 12, 2022

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

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August 28, 2022 at 06:08

Dartmoor North to South Traverse — Osprey Duro 6

Time

7h03m

Distance

47.9km

Pace

8:50/km

Ascent

800m

Descent

1,040m

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September 9, 2022

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.



Having

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August 28, 2022 at 06:08

Dartmoor North to South Traverse — Leki Cross Trail Lite Carbon Poles

Time

7h03m

Distance

47.9km

Pace

8:50/km

Ascent

800m

Descent

1,040m

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September 1, 2022

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

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August 9, 2022 at 13:20

Low Fell and Fellbarrow — Leki Cross Trail Lite Carbon Poles

Time

3h17m

Distance

8.09km

Speed

2.5km/h

Ascent

360m

Descent

350m

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September 1, 2022

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

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July 28, 2022 at 16:56

Henbury Gorge — Dynafit Alpine Running Shoes test

Time

1h10m

Distance

7.47km

Pace

9:20/km

Ascent

100m

Descent

110m

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September 29, 2022

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

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July 26, 2022 at 18:34

My Favourite Hike: Fort Augustus to Drumnadrochit

Time

10h09m

Distance

34.7km

Speed

3.4km/h

Ascent

880m

Descent

870m

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September 29, 2022

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.



“The Fort Augustus to Drumnadrochit

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July 26, 2022 at 18:34

My Favourite Hike: Fort Augustus to Drumnadrochit

Time

10h09m

Distance

34.7km

Speed

3.4km/h

Ascent

880m

Descent

870m

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