Great Walks is packed with gear guides, product reviews, advice on the best travel destinations, inspiring real-life accounts from seasoned walkers and practical information on specific walks and their accompanying maps. From features on the country’s best bushwalks to reviews of the latest outdoor gear, Great Walks is about discovering our amazing national parks and coastline – anywhere where there’s a walking track. Filled with lush photos, detailed walk notes and aspirational overseas destinations, Great Walks is designed to entertain and inspire.

THE PATH AHEAD

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MOUNT ARAPILES, VIC

BURNT OFFERINGS • Nicki Thomas learns the hard way about storing fuel for camp stoves.

A MACPAC RAPAKI 22L PACK

THE LONG WAY DOWN • In part one of a two-part story, Great Walks hikes from the top of Tasmania to the bottom – and it was no easy task!

ON COUNTRY • There may be a small number of Aboriginal walking tours but the ones operating offer a unique perspective on a beautiful, timeless culture.

PICTURE PERFECT • Great Walks readers send in their best bushwalking pics.

WIN A PAIR OF LEKI KHUMBU AS SL POLES

THIS MONTH’S OTHER WINNING PHOTO

WIN A SNOWGUM BLADE ONE-PERSON TENT

GO YOUR OWN WAY • Great Walks showcases some of the best self-guided walks on offer in Australia.

WANDERING WANGARATTA • An underrated part of Victoria’s northeast, the Wangaratta area features stunning parks, iconic mountain scenery, wetlands, rivers and picturesque valleys.

WALK NOTES | WANGARATTA & SURROUNDS, VIC

WHO’S LEADING WHOM? • A disparate group of six tackle part of the Yuraygir coastal walk in northern NSW.

FIVE SKILLS OF A SUCCESSFUL LEADER

NEED TO KNOW

COAST WITH THE MOST

MUD, SWEAT & TEARS • Charlie Lynn has guided walkers along PNG’s Kokoda Trail 100 times but his first time was the hardest.

NEED TO KNOW

BARD IN THE WOODS • Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1876 essay on hiking was groundbreaking as most people at the time wouldn’t have thought of walking for pleasure.

HOME ON THE RANGE • Great Walks showcases some excellent day walks of the NSW Snowy Valleys.

KIT AND CABOODLE • Great Walks looks at the essentials for any multi-day bushwalk.

WHEN BLISTERS GO BAD • Ignoring blisters on the track can be a one-way ticket to hospital.

BLISTERBEATING TIPS! • We asked our Facebook friends for their best tips for footcare and blister prevention and they didn’t disappoint.

HIKING, HILLS AND HAPPINESS • Psychologist Dr Paula Loveday offers 10 tips for staying positive in 2021 and why you must get outdoors.

PHOTO FINISH • Guide and photographer Mike Edmondson offers expert tips for better photography.

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ • California’s national parks span a vast array of environments and offer awesome hiking opportunities. Here are our favourite parks.

BRAVE NEW WORLD • Sue Fitcher, CEO of Getaway Trekking talks, about her love for PNG and walking in a post-COVID climate.

HEIDI HIGH • TV presenter and author of bestseller I Quit Sugar, Sarah Wilson heads to Switzerland to rediscover a character from a childhood book.

BY THE BOOK

THE CALL OF THE WILD • Robert W Service’s famous poem about the need to be in the wilderness is just as relevant today.