as light in the pack.Free Inov-8 Trail ShoesThe latest stash comes from Inov-8, who specialise in lightweight gear for trail running and adventure races. They're giving away a pair of Flyroc 310s to a lucky OMer - that's a pair of trail shoes weighing

New on the Berghaus web site’s rapidly multiplying previews of their Spring 2000 range are outlines of the brand spanking new ‘Cross Trail’ Aerator and Venom trail shoes.Ideal for cross trails – hint, never annoy a trail, it’ll kick your butt big

Stop Press: Latest news from the South AmericanExplorers Club in Lima is that the Trail is not, repeat not closed atthe time of writing, but that the new regulations are indeed ineffect meaning that you need to use a registered guide or arrange

The man responsible for a series of arson attacks aimed atpreserving wilderness hiking and biking trails in the PhoenixMountain Preserve, Arizona has allegedly 'confessed' on tapeaccording to thisstory on the Outside Magazine site.Some 11 newly

According to an articleon walking the Inca Trail in this Saturday's Times newspaper, theproposed new regulations governing the Trail (see link to ouroriginal story below) may not actually be introduced until early nextyear. Cath Urquhart writes

, organised by Emap Active, the publishersof Trail and Country Walking, 'churned up' a significant part of thefield, probably when exhibitors quit the site. In an article on theThis Is The Lake District web site, Ambleside Sports organiser MikeBlackburn says

A bit of news from the magazine flatlands of Peterboghorror whereTrail magazine now has a new editor.Afterthree and a half years in the Trail hot-seat, Guy Procter is off tomultimedia pastures new, though still within Emap, and his place hasbeen

The latest OutdoorsMagic review is a look at the Marmot Vapor Trail Jacket, an interesting soft shell with a hood that mixes two types of fabric with the aim of giving an optimum compromise between protection and breathability.Which all sounds great

of Yarkshire Tea, Andrew let slip that the brand has a trail-walking shoe due out next spring, so that's early 2012.And he just happened to have a late model prototype stashed in his car. And here it is looking all green and brown and autumnal perched on a

With the growing popularity of trail shoes in place of traditional boots, the outdoor footwear options have never been so wide - or so confusing. Would you rather cross that scree slope in approach shoes or full-on boots with ankle protection? How