Newfoundland · Canada
The Tablelands: walking on Earth’s mantle in Gros Morne
An old roadbed beneath orange mountains leads toward Winter House Brook Canyon, through rock once formed in Earth’s mantle.
· 2 MIN READ · 4 km returnExplore the magazine
Fieldcraft
Maps, weather, equipment, and the small details that make a day work.
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
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
Isle of Skye · Scotland
The Quiraing: walking Skye’s moving landscape
The Needle, Prison and hidden Table give Skye’s Trotternish escarpment a vocabulary of its own.
· 2 MIN READ · 6.5 km route
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 return
Aoraki · New Zealand
Hooker Valley: three swing bridges on the way to Aoraki’s lake
Three swing bridges, Mueller Lookout and broad tussock flats lead to Hooker Lake beneath Aoraki; the full track reopened in July 2026.
· 2 MIN READ · 10 km return
California · USA
Hidden Valley: Joshua Tree’s small loop with a big desert story
A one-mile loop inside a wall of boulders introduces Joshua Tree’s desert plants, rock formations and local lore.
· 2 MIN READ · 1 mi loop
Coronado · USA
Coronado Cave Trail and Cavern, Coronado National Memorial
A dirt-and-rock climb from East Montezuma Canyon Road reaches a large undeveloped cavern, where the approach’s loose footing and slick descent make preparation part of the outing.
· 2 MIN READ · .5 mile to cave entrance
South Tyrol · Italy
Seceda: get beyond the ridge photograph in Val Gardena
Seceda’s summit cross, Pieralongia’s two pinnacles and the Mastlé terrace belong to different walks—and one advertised return needs a closed chairlift.
· 2 MIN READ · Several ridge options
Lochaber · Scotland
Ben Nevis by the Mountain Track: the path, the plateau, the weather
Glen Nevis, the lochan junction, Red Burn and the summit plateau are four different stages of Britain’s highest mountain.
· 2 MIN READ · 16 km return
Skaftafell · Iceland
Skaftafell to Svartifoss: basalt, birch, and a glacier-shaped landscape
Skaftafell’s S2 circuit adds Sjónarsker and the turf farm at Sel to the waterfall’s dark basalt columns.
· 2 MIN READ · 5.8 km loop
Montana · USA
Glacier’s Highline Trail: why the return plan matters at Logan Pass
Logan Pass to The Loop is an 11.8-mile point-to-point walk; parking, side trips and the return shuttle change the whole day.
· 2 MIN READ · 11.8 mi one way
North Island · New Zealand
Tongariro Alpine Crossing: a one-way walk through volcanic terrain
From Mangatepōpō through South Crater and the Emerald Lakes to Ketetahi, the current DOC route is 20.2 kilometres one way.
· 2 MIN READ · 20.2 km one way