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Having championed the British cheesemaking renaissance, Ned Palmer's next stop was France. But, as he explains, the nation ...

National Geographic has named six trails for the pluckiest of hikers, including high-risk Corsican scrambles and wild Scottish bothy treks. Are you determined enough to take one on?