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

GOOD GRIEF

A NOVEL IDEA

OUTBACK ANNIVERSARY • To celebrate 10 years of marriage, Jemma and Matt head to the Red Centre.

GOOD NEWS WEEK • From the Snowies to the Appalachian Trail there’s plenty of interesting and wacky news to report.

COAST WITH THE MOST • If Tourism Australia ever needs a new location for its next global marketing campaign, they’ll find it all along the new Murramarang South Coast Walk.

FROM THE OUTBACK TO THE COAST • One of the country’s great long distance walks, the Heysen Trail showcases South Australia’s unique geography.

ARKABA HEALING • Having not been to the outback for some years, Jennifer Ennion gets rewildered on The Arkaba Walk.

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

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

BIG DAY OUT • Great Walks showcases ten top day walks in Western Australia.

BACKPACKS & BRUSHSTROKES • These lovely watercolours drawn along the Way of St James showcase the many highlights of this classic pilgrim walk.

THIS IS THE WAY • Five people tell us about their Camino experiences and offer some invaluable advice.

“WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME HIKING?” • Chris Burt and Robyn Campbell describe how one simple question changed their lives.

FOLLOW THE LEADER • Six tour operators tell Great Walks about their Camino walks.

PATH TO THE SPIRITS • Japan’s Kumano Kodo trail has been walked by pilgrims seeking enlightenment for hundreds of years.

READY AND RELIABLE • When walking a Camino the last thing you need is hiking gear that’s not up for the challenge. The below products will help you get there and back.

NEPAL BANS SOLO HIKING • Great Walks looks at the new ban Nepal has placed on hiking without a guide in its national parks.

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

THE HERO’S JOURNEY • Ya Reeves’ inaugural novel takes place along the Australia Alps Walking Track, an area she’s very familiar with.

PICTURE THIS • If you’re planning on entering this year’s Wilderness Photographer of the Year comp these top tips will help you with your shots.

MY YEAR OF 100 HIKES • Mike Railton’s New Year’s resolution was to walk 100 hikes in a year – easier said than done!

A CAPITAL WALK • The walk from Corin Dan to Mt Gingera showcases the ACT’s natural beauty.

GEAR UP AND DOWN • Maintenance before, during and after a bushwalk will ensure your gear’s always ready for the bush.