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.

WALK THIS WAY

Great Walks Magazine

LOST SIERRA ROUTE

THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS • Emma Griffiths experiences some trail magic on the Six Foot Track.

A MACPAC RAPAKI 22L PACK

THE POWER & THE GLORY • The drama and grandeur of the Red Centre’s Larapinta Trail can all be experienced even if you only have a day or three to explore it.

THE PERFECT WINTER GETAWAY!

WALK NOTES | LARAPINTA TRAIL, NT

HELPFUL TIPS

THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS • The Way of Saint James has inspired and challenged pilgrims and other walkers for hundreds of years.

NEED TO KNOW

WALK NOTES | THE WAY OF SAINT JAMES – CAMINO FRANCÉS

EAT, PRAY, LIVE • Great Walks learns a lot about Japanese culture and etiquette on the Shikoku 88 Temples Walk.

MY CAMINO ADVENTURE • Great Walks speaks to a number of Australians about their Camino experiences and gets plenty of first-hand advice.

HOLY HIKING • The famous Camino de Santiago isn’t the only pilgrim walk you can do. Here are some other options for the long-distance wanderer to experience.

SHOW ME THE WAY • Seven tour operators talk about their Camino walking experiences.

TOOLS FOR HAPPINESS • After a long battle with depression David Roberts found solace making bespoke walking sticks.

JURASSIC PARK • Covered by rare cool temperate rainforests and ancient beech trees, the Barrington Tops is the land that time forgot.

NEED TO KNOW

LOST AND FOUND • The South West Cape loop throws up plenty of challenges including a track that’s as elusive as a Tassie tiger.

WALK NOTES | SOUTH WEST CAPE LOOP, TAS

SUMMARY

TOWN & COUNTRY • Sydney’s Great West Walk traverses a landscape of woodlands, river systems and parklands whist also offering an insight into some Australia’s oldest architecture.

WHERE TO STAY

NEED TO KNOW

WALK NOTES | GREAT WEST WALK, NSW

LIGHT ‘N EASY • Great Walks showcases some ideal walking gear for your next long-distance pilgrim walk.

PREPARING FOR THE ELEMENTS • Knowing how to read a weather map will help you prepare for the unexpected on your next bushwalk.

THE POWER OF A GOOD WALK • The mental health benefits of undertaking a long distance walk cannot be overstated as the annual Coastrek event clearly demonstrates.

NEED TO KNOW

PERFECT PRESCRIPTION • Doctors in Canada have cottoned on to the positive effects of walking in nature.

ADVENTURE IS IN THE AIR • Innes Larkin, director of Scenic Rim Adventure Festival talks about what it takes to put on such an event.

STILL LIFE • Great Walks showcases some of the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards.

ROCK OPERA • There’s plenty of drama and colour exploring WA’s Mount Augustus, the world’s largest rock.

NEED TO KNOW

WALK NOTES | MOUNT AUGUSTUS AND THE KENNEDY RANGES, WA

THE PATH AHEAD • Long-distance walking can give you the time to think about your life, something a busy lifestyle just doesn’t do.