’Tis the season to go walking! The days are getting longer and the nights warmer (hopefully) so as a bit of a departure from the norm in this, our backpacking-themed issue, our contributors bring you some of their favourite two-day – or longer – walks, as well as a selection of routes that are eminently doable in a day, but which make for a fine night out if you want to turn them into a mini backpacking excursion. From tarnside tent pitches to bothies and bivvies, discover a backpacking route and a place to lay your weary head under the stars in these pages.