Why I’m running 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain solo

It has taken four winters so far, but wild beauty, nature and the kindness of strangers en route make this slow journey more than worthwhile

10 off-the-beaten-track adventures in Scotland

Scotland will be first choice for many British holidaymakers this year, but these active breaks avoid the country’s famous Highland and island honeypots

My alternative summer: travel writers’ plans for an epic UK adventure

With journeys to distant corners of the globe still on hold, our writers are gearing up to hike, climb, camp, and swim on home turf

Vlogging and fishing: a YouTuber goes wild camping in the Cascade mountains

A lone fisherman goes into the wilds of Washington state in search of giant alpine trout in pristine turquoise lakes. The results are spectacular

Where to cast your line: five British fishing wildernesses

With fishing, ‘wilderness’ is a state of mind as much as an actual place – which is why south London joins the Highlands and Dartmoor in our top picks

10 of the best outdoor activity days out available from 29 March

As restrictions in England ease to allow groups of up to six to meet outside, we pick 10 adventures to enjoy with family or friends

In the footsteps of great female explorers

To mark International Women’s Day, five writers tell how the pioneering adventurers of the past inspired their own epic trips

‘Tonight will be a great feast’: My mountain rescue in Croatia

In our third travel encounter, the writer is battered by a blizzard in the Velebit mountains but saved by Tomaš and his homemade wine

In your dreams … where travel writers are yearning for

The Arabian Sea, Russia’s far east, lunch on a sunny Balearic beach? Our experts can’t wait to get on the move again

Finding the middle of nowhere: hiking to Scotland’s great wilderness

Memories of a winter trip to the most remote spot in Britain are a reminder of the raw beauty of the Highlands

Top 10 books that take children on a travel adventure: readers’ tips

Here are classic tales to inspire infant wanderlust, from wizard’s haunts to wordless worlds and the remote Australian bush

The fabulous folly of Madagascar’s Pangalanes canal

In the late 19th century, French colonialists embarked on a madcap project to dig a channel eight times longer than the Panama Canal. These days it’s a wild and weird home for the birds