The Great Walks Dec-Jan issue is out now!
The lead story is on SA's new Wild South Coast Way.
Our writer spent a few days exploring this magic coastal trail and had a ball.
"Bushes covered in tiny white flowers look like they’ve been dusted in icing sugar, and the dappled light beside the trail reveals clusters of delicate purple, green and white spider orchids. Further back in the shadows, two metre tall tufts of yacca lurk like dormant banksia men," writes Alexis Buxton-Collins.
"Even on the ascents, the thick vegetation around us provides plenty of shade but it's warm enough that I’m grateful when we reach the bottom of the second valley and find cool air rushing off a secluded waterfall."
From there we showcase 10 independent and guided walks you should put on your 2023 hiking calendar. Walks include the Jatbula Trail, the Grampians Peaks Trail and the Albany to Denmark section of the Bibbulmun Track.
For those looking for something guided and with a few creature-comforts thrown in we showcase Life's An Adventure's Kalbarri Coral Coast, Pinetree's Seven Peaks Challenge on Lord Howe Island and Edgewalkers’ Walking with Wildflowers in WA.
Heading overseas our European Alps special features some of the best mountain walks in northern Italy, Austria and Switzerland. The pictures are amazing!
In our Walksmart section we showcase some of the best gear on the market to take on your next multi-dayer and we profile a women who is walking 5,000km in the name of mental health awareness.
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