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Making the Outdoors Great for over 40 years, we are Britain's original outdoor magazine. Skills & routes advice, long form stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things & the most experienced gear team in Britain. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/40fvlTG

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β€œGo for a walk, it's free!” True – if you step out of your door on an empty stomach, devoid of skills, and naked. Walking can cost a lot of money but the hills should be open to all regardless of budget.

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26.02.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œGo for a walk, it's free!” True – if you step out of your door on an empty stomach, devoid of skills, and naked. Walking can cost a lot of money but the hills should be open to all regardless of budget.

Get #TheGreatOutdoors' low-cost adventure special:
www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

26.02.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We want your tips for hillwalking on a budget! πŸ₯Ύ

πŸŽ’If you’ve dreamed up a brilliant way to save on gear, transport, food or anything else (and you want to share your genius hiking hacks in Britain’s original mountain magazine) email the team via TGO.ed@kelsey.co.uk πŸ“§

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14.01.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Festive reading has arrived πŸ˜€ @tgomagazine.bsky.social

23.12.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"How do I make hiking friends without commitment?" Juls Stodel advises a lonely camper seeking hiking friends for the edge of the world – the Mackenzie to their Collie – in our advice column.

β›Ί Juls Stodel advises a lonely camper seeking hiking friends for the edge of the world – the Mackenzie to their Collie – and it's fair to say, this month's column is a little jammy.

πŸ”— Read on and learn how you can win a Β£100 gift voucher with Highlander:

13.01.2026 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kickstart the year with six months of adventure inspiration from #TheGreatOutdoors - for just Β£15 πŸŽ’

Featuring:
πŸŒ„ Tales from the trails
πŸ₯Ύ Honest gear reviews
🧭 Mapped walking routes
β›· Expert skills advice
🌱 News from the hills
and so much more!

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08.01.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: meet your winners! Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!

So delighted that @righttoroam.bsky.social has been voted campaign of the year in The Great Outdoors Reader Awards!

It’s been a big year on access with the Supreme Court victory for wild camping on Dartmoor.

Thanks to @tgomagazine.bsky.social

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17.12.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Phone being hold up on walk, showing the Walkhighlands app with a walk route and current position

Phone being hold up on walk, showing the Walkhighlands app with a walk route and current position

The Walkhighlands app has been commended in the @tgomagazine.bsky.social reader awards! β€œEssential for walking in Scotland”, commented one reader to TGO. Another said they β€œhave explored areas I would never have thought of on paths I would never have found thanks to this app!”

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17.12.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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NEW BUMPER ISSUE: be inspired by 32 pages of mapped routes & tips on moving to the mountains from folks who've actually done it in our guide to following your outdoor dreams in 2026 🧭
πŸ“Έ James Roddie featuring Alex Roddie, Suilven
Get your copy now:
www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

18.12.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: meet your winners! Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!

REVEALED: The Great Outdoors Reader Awards Winners!

πŸŒ„ Thank you to every one of you who nominated and voted for your favourite outdoor people, organisations and places. Congratulations to winners and all shortlisted. Here's to a great new year outdoors!

www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

16.12.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Film review: Folktales - a fatalist look at coming of age outdoors Folktales draws on existing modes of mythological storytelling to inspire young people to explore the restorative power of nature.

"Directors Rachel Grady & Heidi Ewing have crafted an honest portrait of the complexities of coming of age that is as uplifting as it is, at times, deeply affecting to watch." - @tgomagazine.bsky.social.

FOLKTALES is in UK cinemas & on digital from 5 Dec

22.11.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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T'neet reading material @tgomagazine.bsky.social πŸ‘Œ

26.11.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Win a Nikwax & PΓ‘ramo Mega Bundle and Get Winter Ready Get ready for 2026 adventures and win a Nikwax Paramo bundle including a year's worth of kit care plus a Velez Smock worth over Β£400!

πŸ”οΈ Usher in a 2026 full of adventure and win a year's worth of kit care with Nikwax - plus a PΓ‘ramo Velez Smock!

πŸ† Enter now to win this bundle - worth over Β£400:
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27.11.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: vote now! Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!

πŸ₯Ύ You nominated in your droves & we are delighted to reveal the shortlist in The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026!
πŸ” Vote now to champion those who made your mountain life better this year in the biggest democratic celebration of British outdoor culture:
www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

07.11.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Film review - Origin: Finding the Source of Windermere The footage of our dying lake in the new film from the Save Windermere campaign - by Matt Staniek - must be seen to be believed.

You may already know that Windermere is dying. But this footage of the destructive algal blooms must be seen to be believed.

Watch the new film - a continuation of the upstream battle to rid England’s largest lake from sewage - from Matt Staniek and the @savewindermere.bsky.social campaign now:

07.11.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In memory of Roger Smith, founding editor of The Great Outdoors magazine (1938-2025) Roger Smith was the founding editor of The Great Outdoors and bought the TGO Challenge to life. We share memories of this remarkable man.

Roger Smith was the founding editor of #TheGreatOutdoors and bought the TGO Challenge to life. He shepherded both for many years with a careful ethos and calm approach.

Following his recent death, we asked friends and colleagues to share their memories of a quiet, kind and remarkable man.

04.11.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The southern limestone crags.

The southern limestone crags.

Sunshaft reaching down into autumnal woods.

Sunshaft reaching down into autumnal woods.

Waxcap fungus.

Waxcap fungus.

Running round Whitbarrow checking a few directions for @tgomagazine.bsky.social - not too onerous work.

24.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Follow in the footsteps of the dinosaurs and ice age polar bears with our mountain time travel issue πŸ¦•
❄️Plus! Skill up and make this your best winter yet with our 10-page skills guide in collaboration with the pros at Glenmore Lodge.
πŸ”οΈGet your copy now:
www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

31.10.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: nominate your heroes! Recognise the best of British outdoor culture. Nominate your outdoor heroes for The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 now!

πŸ‚ LAST CHANCE: Nominate your outdoor heroes in #TheGreatOutdoors Reader Awards - and please share the news so other can have their say!

⏳ Nominations close on October 31 2025 at midnight. Thank you for taking part.

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31.10.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Explore Scotland’s most unruly park with our 'High Culture' special πŸŒ„
β›° Much like art, the mountains are at their most thrilling when they don’t play by the rules. We hope this issue inspires a creative impulse in you.
πŸ“Έ Paul Skea
πŸ”— Get your copy now:
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09.10.2025 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Give the gift of adventure with a subscription to The Great Outdoors this holiday season πŸŽ’

πŸ¦…#TheGreatOutdoors has been helping people to explore for more than 40 years. We exist to help you make the most of your time outside.

Subscribe today and save 64% at the link below:
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09.10.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: nominate your heroes! Recognise the best of British outdoor culture. Nominate your outdoor heroes for The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 now!

πŸ‚The leaves on the trees are beginning to crimson, and this can only mean one thing... The Great Outdoors Reader Awards are officially open!

πŸ† These awards are the UK’s biggest democratic celebration of the best of our outdoor culture.

Have your say now:
www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

24.09.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β›Ί We partnered with Trek Scotland & Minreet Kaur for a first-time Munro wild camp in the Cairngorms.
πŸŒ„ Minreet's mum Pal is in remission. She's 75 in November - and is nails enough to attempt Bynack More in the dark!
Watch this space for her full story. An inspiration! πŸ‘
πŸ“Έ @davidlintern.bsky.social

22.09.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Motivational magazine just been delivered πŸ•πŸ₯ΎπŸ”πŸ‘
@tgomagazine.bsky.social

28.08.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Great Outdoors Gear of the Year Awards 2025 Britain's most experienced gear team share top picks of outdoor kit and innovations. See the winners of TGO's Gear of the Year Awards 2025.

β›ΊBritain's most experienced gear team reveals TGO's Gear of the Year.
πŸ₯ΎWith 200+ years of experience & countless hours working outdoors, we can distinguish between hype & innovation. Wary of the latest freebie praised online? You’re in the right place!
www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/gear-guides/...

17.09.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Uncover Britain’s mountain myths & legends in our new bumper issue πŸ§™β€β™€οΈ

πŸ† PLUS: we reveal the world-class bits of kit and the brands announced victorious in our annual Gear of the Year Awards!

Get your copy of this special issue of #TheGreatOutdoors now:
www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

27.08.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Second attempt to recci a route for @tgomagazine.bsky.social ended in failure. ROW shown on OS 1:25,000 map around Castell Caerau not visible on the ground. Shoulder deep in bracken, gorse and heather most of the morning. πŸ™„

#solstice #eryri #gwynedd #parccenedlaetholeryri #cymru #snowdonia #castell

21.06.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spreads from the bumper edition of @tgomagazine.bsky.social loaded with poetry, boating, walking and scrambling… and our annual roundup of the best outdoor kit for 2025

23.08.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kinder Mass Trespass: Paternalistic blanket bans on public access to water aren’t there to look after us On the 93rd of the Kinder Mass Trespass, hundreds of protestors dipped in Kinder Reservoir in defiance of access law and landowner policy.

I wrote this article for @tgomagazine.bsky.social based on my experiences at the Kinder rising mass swim last week.

Draconian rules and a hostile management policy towards the public is bad for public safety and health.

See my full thoughts:

www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/opinion/kind...

08.05.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonights reading material sorted πŸ‘Œ @tgomagazine.bsky.social

22.05.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0