Great Walks

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.

Great Walks

DRESS TO SUCCESS

IT'S TEA TIME!

BALI HIGH • Philip Hose escapes the tourist hordes and heads to Mount Batur for a wonderful walking adventure.

DIVING IN • Great Walks swims, rides, sails, flies, drives and, of course, walks in WA’s mighty Kimberley region.

COAST WITH THE MOST • The Solitary Islands Coastal Walk links a string of idyllic golden beaches, rocky headlands and lush rainforest along the NSW Coffs Coast.

MOUNTAIN HIGH • From High Country huts to stunning campsites, Victoria’s Mount Hotham region has something for every Aussie bushwalker and camper.

PICTURE PERFECT • Great Walks readers share their best bushwalking snaps.

SLOVENIAN SOLITUDE • This lesser-known European country offers a wide variety of alpine walks away from the more popular hiking trails of the continent.

TIL BLISTERS DO US PART • Bryan and Edie Kelly’s secret to a long marriage is getting outdoors and regular visits to a podiatrist.

TRACKS & TONGUE-TWISTERS • Yr Wyddfa, Wales’ highest peak at Eryri National Park, might be hard to say but it’s even harder to climb!

WORTH THE WAIT • Only open for six weeks a year, Mougamarra Nature Reserve is a very special place.

ISLAND PARADISE • Ashley Needham, owner of Fraser Island Hiking, loves showcasing K’gari’s wonderful coastal and wilderness areas.

AUSTRALIAN LANDMARKS THEME

THE ROAD AHEAD • Adventure Kokoda founder Charlie Lynn has had many challenges operating in PNG. He takes five with Great Walks.

HELP IS ON ITS WAY • When an emergency personal locator beacon is triggered, these people and systems work to bring you home.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT • To celebrate Back Country Cuisine turning 25 we have a chat to General Manager Ben Alberts.

WHAT’S IN MY PACK? • Dan Slater needed lightweight but reliable gear for his hike on America’s mighty John Muir Trail and that’s what he got.

GET UP AND GO! • Don’t let the number of candles on your next birthday cake stop you from having incredible outdoor adventures!

GIMME SHELTER • Kosciuszko National Park has some of Australia's most iconic huts and you can get to all of them on foot.

BLAST FROM THE PAST • Explore Australia’s volcanic landscape on foot and learn how our mighty continent was made.