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Peak bagging, tracking, and the hills themselves. Notes from the people building Atlas.

How-to

Trig point bagging: what it is and how to start

A beginner's guide to collecting Ordnance Survey trig pillars - what they are, why around 6,500 survive, and how to keep count of the ones you've visited.

20 July 2026 Product

AllTrails vs Atlas: which one do you actually need?

They sound like competitors. Mostly they aren't. What each app actually does, where they overlap, and why plenty of people run both.

19 July 2026 Places

Scafell Pike beyond the queue: routes, history and the quiet ways up

England's highest mountain draws 250,000 visitors a year, mostly up one path. The other ways are better, and the summit has more history than the crowds suggest.

18 July 2026