Independent hiking magazine · updated weekly
Every good trail,written down for the next walker.
Tested route reports, honest gear notes and destination guides from long-distance paths and weekend hills — kilometre by kilometre, in our own words.
- Routes tested
- 40+
- Destinations
- 20+
- Gear notes
- 30+
- Km walked
- 3,200+
Featured this week
Three routes to think about this week
One long-distance trail, one classic destination and one piece of kit advice — pulled from across the site so every section gets a turn.
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Four ways into the site, depending on what you are planning next.
Latest field notes
Fresh from the trail
Destinations
Winter Hiking on the Jura Crest Trail
Three days of snowshoeing above the fog, from Chasseron to La Dôle.
Journal
Trail Etiquette: Ten Rules Nobody Writes Down
Who goes uphill first, what to do with orange peel, and why the hut sleeps better at ten.
Trails
Alta Via 1: Walking the Dolomites on a Shoestring
The 150-kilometre classic from Braies to Belluno, without the resort prices.
What this site is
A field notebook, not a feed.
Trailbound Journal is written for people who plan their walks with a map and a pencil. Every route is based on real walking, checked against public information, and written in our own words — with no sponsored favourites and no filler.
