WALK & more

WALK & more is the youth magazine of the Deutsche Wanderjugend (DWJ), the youth organisation within the Deutscher Wanderverband (German Hiking Association). It is a membership-oriented association magazine rather than a commercial newsstand title, published four times a year in a print run of around 3,200 copies. Its readership is primarily youth leaders (Jugendleiterinnen und Jugendleiter) of the DWJ, together with hiking- and travel-interested young people and young adults both inside and outside the hiking clubs. The magazine first appeared at the end of March 1999, succeeding the long-running youth leader journal perpedes, which had been published since the early 1980s. Its editorial mission is to promote shared youth travel and to offer young readers practical value: experience reports, introductions to low-cost leisure and travel providers for young people, tips and tricks for budget travel, and advice on equipment and forms of travel. Each issue is built around a thematic focus. Recent examples visible on the publisher's site include a 2026 issue on reading (with features on reading trails, tracking signs, and the International Youth Library), an issue on campfires (fire knowledge, fire-lighting preparation, campfire cooking, creative fire activities, fire experiments, and outdoor first aid for fire-related injuries), and an issue for children. Regular sections include association news ('Bundesverband'), 'Was uns bewegt', and 'Kreuz und quer'. Back issues from 2004 onward, plus selected perpedes issues, are available as PDFs. WALK & more is not a standalone commercial publisher: it is a brand of the DWJ, which sits within the Deutscher Wanderverband e. V. It is distributed mainly to members and interested youth, and it supports the association's wider programme of youth hiking, international encounters, nature conservation, inclusion, and youth leader training (JuLeiCa).

WALK & more is the youth magazine of the Deutsche Wanderjugend (DWJ), the youth organisation within the Deutscher Wanderverband (German Hiking Association). It traces its lineage to perpedes, a youth leader journal first published in the early 1980s. As the association's youth work evolved, perpedes was replaced by a new title aimed at a broader young readership. The first issue of WALK & more appeared at the end of March 1999. From the outset it was conceived as a membership and youth-work magazine rather than a commercial newsstand publication, and it has been published four times a year in a print run of around 3,200 copies. Its target audience is DWJ youth leaders plus hiking- and travel-interested young people and young adults, both within and beyond the hiking clubs. The editorial concept has remained consistent: to encourage shared youth travel and to give young readers practical, high-value content. This is delivered through experience reports, introductions to low-cost leisure and travel providers for young people, tips and tricks for budget travel, and guidance on equipment and forms of travel. Over the years the magazine has maintained regular sections such as association news ('Bundesverband'), 'Was uns bewegt', and 'Kreuz und quer', while each issue centres on a theme. Recent themed issues documented by the publisher include a 2026 issue on reading (75 years of DWJ, reading trails, tracking signs, the International Youth Library), an issue on campfires (campfire knowledge, fire-lighting preparation, campfire cooking, creative fire activities, fire experiments, and outdoor first aid for fire-related injuries), and a children's issue. The publisher makes back issues from 2004 onward, along with selected perpedes issues, available as PDFs, and the title is catalogued by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. WALK & more remains an active brand of the DWJ, supporting the association's broader programme of youth hiking, international encounters, nature conservation and sustainability, inclusion, queer youth work, and youth leader training (JuLeiCa).

• 2026

  Themed issues include reading (75 years of DWJ), campfires, and a children's issue.

• 2004

  Back issues from 2004 onward made available as PDFs.

• 1999

  WALK & more first published at the end of March 1999 as successor to perpedes.

• 1980

  Predecessor youth leader journal perpedes first published in the early 1980s.

Association youth magazine promoting shared youth travel, budget travel advice, and outdoor skills for young hikers and youth leaders.

• WALK & more quarterly magazine

  Print youth magazine published four times a year in a run of about 3,200 copies.

• WALK & more PDF archive

  Back issues from 2004 onward and selected perpedes issues available as PDFs.

1. 1Zeitschrift WALK & more – Deutsche Wanderjugendwanderjugend.de
2. 2WALK & more – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3WALK & more – Wikidatawikidata.org