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December 2019

A muddy trail

Pigeon Post, December 2019

Your trips, your pix, December 2019

Remembering an inspirational tramper

Clubs celebrate their jubilees

A pocket ranger

LandSAR to launch online community

Behaviour pledge for Te Araroa Trail

Wilderness Word, December 2019

How to get a good night’s sleep in the bush

Racing the rising waters

Driving out the predators

Wilderness Reader’s Choice Outdoor Awards 2019

2019 Chain retailer of the year: Bivouac Outdoor

2019 Brand of the Year: Earth Sea Sky

2019 Online Retailer of the Year: Gearshop

2019 Independent Retailer of the Year: Further Faster

2019 Outdoor Hero of the Year

2019 Hut of the Year: Mueller Hut

Sunset, starlight and sinister spirits

Getting started

Unlikely trampers

Places of the poets

Lake Dive Hut, Egmont National Park

Lake Surprise, Tongariro National Park

Lake Roberts, Fiordland National Park

Maungahuka Hut, Tararua Forest Park

St Arnaud Range Tarns, Nelson Lakes National Park

Fractured Earth

Beuzenberg Peak, Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park

Basin View Track, Flat Top Hill Conservation Area

Park Walk, Whakanewha Regional Park

Otatara Pā Historic Reserve, Hawke’s Bay

Off the Beaten Track

‘Best’ hut in the world beckons

Mountain biking

Magic carpet ride

Subscription prizes

14 chances to win in our $5000 super summer subscription prize draw!

A Wilderness Christmas

Turn down the volume

Pioneering a new kind of trail

Mini polenta pizzas

Navigating in grey-out conditions

North Island kōkako

Cirque softshell pants

Hammamas towel

Women’s Q2 Ultralight

Kiwi Camping Weka 3

The North Face Ventrix Hoodie Review

2020’s sport sandals

Birds of a feather