Hike the sandy paths, cliffs and capes from the Alentejo to the Algarve on the historic Fishermen’s Trail in Portugal. Source: How to hike the Fishermen’s Trail in Portugal – Lonely Planet

Adult beginners are charming when the stakes are low. Learning the piano at 50 is cute – but nobody ever needed to be airlifted out of a piano recital Source: My rookie era: In my 40s I attempted my first multi-day hike – and became a walking cliche | Walking | The Guardian

Although trekking is unusual for young women in Kashmir, I find strength and enjoy independence when I’m out in nature with my friends Source: Some question why young women should climb mountains but hiking gives me freedom | Mohsina Gufran | The Guardian

Remember when hiking was all about reading a map, chomping Kendal Mint Cake and rousing renditions of “We’ll be coming round the mountain”? Source: 17 ways the middle class have ruined walking holidays

Forget snow-capped peaks and the well-trodden paths of alpine fame. The Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – offer a different kind of… Source: How to hike the Baltic Trails – Lonely Planet

My friends didn’t feel safe hiking alone. So I started looking into queer hiking groups—and even started a local chapter. Source: LGBTQ Hiking Groups I Recommend to Friends

Few Yemenis hike, and female hikers are even rarer. But one group is overcoming security and social challenges to enjoy the benefits of walking in nature Source: ‘Each step we take is an escape’: the intrepid hikers exploring war-torn Yemen | Global development | The Guardian