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.

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100 TOWERS PATH, SARDINIA

BEYOND THE HEADLINES • Joanne Rogers discovers the Larapinta Trail is so much more than heat, dust and flies.

ACTION STATIONS • Make sure you bring your sense of adventure on the Green Gully Track – you’re going to need it!

GREAT ESCAPES • These multi-day walks under 100km offer bite-sized adventures for those who have 3-5 days to walk.

THE GREEN TUNNEL • Surrounded by tree-lined canopies and wild coastline, the Bibbulman Track is 1000km of flora and fauna-rich walking.

MILES & SMILES • If you loved the Bibbulmun Track you’re going to love these 10 other 100km+ multi-dayers.

BACK TO NATURE • Great Walks explores the wonderful walking, unique landscapes and fragile ecosystems of WA’s Jarrah Forests, NSW’s Wollemi, and the forests of lutruwita/Tasmania

TWO OF A KIND • Derrin Cramer (61) and Lynne Sinclair (60) have been lifelong friends who share a passion for long-distant walks.

HIGH COUNTRY HAVEN • Victoria’s Mt Hotham region boasts some of the finest alpine walking trails in the country.

PICTURE PERFECT • Great Walks readers send us their best bushwalking snaps.

DIRT AND DETERMINATION • Pulling a fully laden cart, Great Walks takes on one of the country’s toughest tracks, the mighty Tanami Desert.

FOLLOW THE LEADER • If you’d rather carry a day pack than a rucksack and be shown the way, you’ll love these guided walks.

A WALK TO REMEMBER • Having hiked the trail 100 times, Adventure Kokoda’s Charlie Lynn understands the significance of this sacred place.

THE ‘PUFFER’ TURNS 100 • The humble down or ‘puffer’ jacket turned 100 this year and its invention is thanks to a scientist from Orange, NSW.

COMFORT FACTOR • Great Walks puts eight top sleeping mats to the test.

TOP GEAR FOR TASSIE • Planning on walking the Overland Track or another Tassie multi-dayer? This is the gear you’ll need.

TRUE NORTH • Great Walks goes through the basics on how to use a compass.

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT • You’ll fall for the Apple Isle after trying any of these wonderful day walks.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT • Tony Caudwell from Back Country Cuisine wants to put the soul food back into camping meals.

LAND OF THE RISING SUN • Hiking up Japan’s Mount Fuji is a challenging but rewarding experience.

WALKING THE SWAN RIVER • From stunning waterbirds, soothing swimming baths and classic boat sheds, Perth’s famous river has plenty to offer those who want to walk it.

THE BIG SLEEP • Kit Kat reckons the key to a good day’s walk is a good night’s rest.