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

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BALD HEAD TRAIL, TORNDIRRUP NP

COMFORT FACTOR • Cathy Campbell discovers that ‘comfort’ means something quite different in Nepal.

GOOD NEWS WEEK • From the Inca trail to the Heaphy Track there’s something for every bushwalker in this month’s news briefs.

LITTLE TRACK, BIG VIEWS • Following an 1884 heritage horse trail, the Six Foot Track showcases some of the Blue Mountains’ finest views.

SCHOOL OF THE OUTDOORS • Teacher Nathan Alterator trades his classroom for a bushwalking track to show his kids our amazing natural world.

LA GRANDE AVENTURE • On a solo hike in France, Great Walks discovers a wonderful culture and people that goes beyond the cliches.

HOW’S THE SERENITY?! • Kerry Chick and Jan Burleigh know each other so well they don’t need to fill the quiet spaces with chatter.

HEAVENLY HOTHAM • Great Walks discovers that Australia’s highest alpine village offers a plethora of unique year-round adventures.

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

WILD AT HEART • Thru-hiking can wreck your life in the best possible way, reckons Simon ‘WoW’ Morris.

JOURNEY TO LANDS END • Victoria's Wilsons Prom is known for its rich landscapes and labyrinth of walking tracks. One track leads hikers to the most southern tip of mainland Australia.

FOLLOW THE LIGHT • G Great Walks tests out eight of the best headtorches on the market.

CARRY ON CAMPING • Recent upgrades to its campsites make the epic Bibbulmun Track worth doing even more now.

TRAINING DAY • Great Walks starts clocking up the kays to get bushwalk-ready for a Bibbulmun Track adventure.

INTO THE WILD • Walk the Ikara-Flinders Ranges crossing over Wilpena Pound, at Australia’s most accessible outback conservation reserve – Arkaba.

BE PREPARED • There are a few things you should know if you plan on walking Tassie’s famous Overland Track.

GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT • T Great Walks Track Tests the new Zoleo handheld satellite communicator.

ACTION STATIONS • Peter Ryan of Wild Trek Tours says clients like to push themselves mentally and physically on the track.

THE BEST LAID PLANS • Bushwalking club life member Chris Sobey recalls how a simple bushwalk 20-odd years ago went astray in a matter of minutes.

PERFECT PANORAMAS • These glorious photos show why Tassie’s Overland Track is Australia’s premier alpine walk.

ON THE TRACK • The Sunshine Coast Camino Group discovers the rich beauty of the 12-day Great Queensland Rail Trail.

SILVER ANNIVERSARY • One of Australia’s longest walks, the Bibbulmun Track, is turning 25 and plenty is planned.