If you're living in the UK you couldn't say its almost summer. The longest day of the year is my particular opening shot of the barbecue season, music festivals and holidays abroad. Those without any annual leave left by June or on a tight budget can still try some of Britain's best hidden destinations in the countryside—if the weather allows.
Most Amazing Walks [iTunes Link] by Reader's Digest is a guide with 200 well-documented walks across the country which can be used to plan and track your strolls outdoors. This is in fact an app version of the book of the same name, with the added bonus of the built-in GPS on your iPhone and zoomable maps.
The app launches asking you to "Plan a walk", the fastest way to see the walks on offer. A list view shows the walks per region, but I prefer the map view, where you can see the spots layered on top of Google Maps. Every walk is labelled the walking distance in miles, difficulty level according with how dementing the track is and the estimated time to complete it. The detail view packs even more information, with a zoomable map, facilities available and the weather forecast for the week.
So far, the planning side of the app allows you to browse through different options to plan your trip–nothing too different from the book I guess. Once you have chosen your destination and are ready to go, Amazing Walks turns into a tracking tool to guide you through the route, highlight interesting facts about buildings and views in the area and measure your stats during the walk. That's handy!
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