British Columbia · Canada
Bowron Lakes: reading the canoe circuit as a sequence of portages
Kibbee, Isaac and Lanezi are linked by carries as well as water: Bowron’s 116-kilometre circuit begins with a portage.
Explore Bowron Lakes ↗
Madeira · Portugal · THE COVER STORY
Madeira’s
high ridge.
Tunnels and steep stone steps link Areeiro with Ruivo; the full PR1 now runs one way and requires a separate road exit.
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Know the place. Find your way.
From Bowron’s canoe portages to the basalt below Svartifoss: routes, landmarks and local details that make a journey.Explore the destinations ↗OUT INTO THE OPEN
A different kind of circuit.
A WORLD OF PARTICULARS
Go beyond the postcard.
Northern Alps · Japan
Kamikochi to Myojin: follow the Azusa River beyond Kappa Bridge
Follow one bank of the Azusa from Kappa Bridge to Myojin, visit the pond and return through a different valley landscape.
· 2 MIN READ · 5.5 km loop
Highlands · Iceland
Landmannalaugar’s Laugahraun loop: rhyolite beyond the lava
A 4.8-kilometre circuit crosses Laugahraun’s dark lava beneath multicoloured rhyolite slopes, with the peak climbs kept separate.
· 2 MIN READ · 4.8 km loop
Dolomites · Italy
Around Tre Cime: three peaks and the circuit between the rifugi
Trail 101 reaches Forcella Lavaredo for the north faces; trail 105 completes the circuit, with Locatelli as a deliberate branch.
· 2 MIN READ · 8.8 km loop
Bohinj · Slovenia
Bohinj to Savica: the lake, the waterfall, and the limestone above
A stairway through forest reaches the two-armed waterfall beneath Komarča, above the western end of Lake Bohinj.
· 2 MIN READ · 553 steps uphill
Tasmania · Australia
Dove Lake: six kilometres beneath Cradle Mountain
A clockwise circuit passes the boat shed, open glacial shore and Ballroom Forest below Cradle Mountain.
· 2 MIN READ · 6 km loop
Abel Tasman · New Zealand
Mārahau to Anchorage: a first day on the Abel Tasman coast
Mārahau’s causeway, Apple Tree Bay, inland gullies and Anchorage’s final descent make a 12.4-kilometre coastal stage.
· 2 MIN READ · 12.4 km one wayWHEN THE NEXT JOURNEY IS ON SCREEN
Other worlds, real detail.
The tools, routes and landscapes inside 32 exploration games.
Narrative exploration
Firewatch: map, compass and radio at Two Forks
Henry’s Wyoming summer is built around three ways of understanding the forest: finding a direction, looking closely and reporting what he sees.
· 2 MIN READ
Routes & strategy
80 Days: departures, luggage and the cost of a faster connection
Passepartout’s world tour runs on more than a map: Fogg’s health, departure times and a crowded bag all compete with the eighty-day deadline.
· 2 MIN READ
Small adventures
A Short Hike: how golden feathers open Hawk Peak
Claire’s climb links golden-feather stamina, gliding and optional encounters across a park designed in layers of height.
· 2 MIN READFIELDCRAFT, IN A PARTICULAR PLACE
Read the ground ahead.
Arizona · USA
South Kaibab to Cedar Ridge: three miles into the Grand Canyon
The chimney switchbacks, Ooh Aah Point and Cedar Ridge make a three-mile outing with an unusually important uphill finish.
· 2 MIN READ · 3 mi return
Utah · USA
Delicate Arch: the slickrock walk behind the famous photograph
Wolfe Ranch, a broad slickrock climb and a final rock ledge lead to an arch that stays hidden until the end.
· 2 MIN READ · 3 mi return
Washington · USA
Rialto Beach to Hole-in-the-Wall: a walk set by the tide
Ellen Creek, sea stacks and Hole-in-the-Wall lie on a three-mile beach walk whose useful timetable comes from the tide.
· 2 MIN READ · 3 mi return160 real destinations.
32 game worlds.
Another route to discover.