8  You want your walking stick to be this to avoid injuring your hands. (13)

 9  Go downhill without walking. (3)

10 A guardian of the galaxy, perhaps? (9)

12 You need to take one of these to eat your yoghurt on your walk's lunch stop. (6)

13 Your walking footwear could be of this brand. (6)

15 What I will be on my first walk at the next 7D Walking Festival. (3,6)

16 You might fancy one of these walking by the Stour on a hot summer's day. (3)

18 Half-awake. (13)

20 Japanese assassin. (5)

21 Look for this in a heavy downpour. (7)

 1  Pesky buzzers with a sting in the tail to avoid when walking. (5)

 2  She helps little walkers cross the road safely. (8,5)

 3  See inn so altered? (anag); Not at all. (2,2,5)

 4  The Royal City of South-Western Ontario; Plug he changed (anag). (6)

 5  You might make a sandwich with one of these for a walk in Northumberland or Scotland. (3)

 6  Where you leave your chewing gum overnight? (2,4,7)

 7  Home of the best walking festival in the UK? (7)

11 A preparatory walk to check out the marsh or water grasses? (4,5)

12 What your foot does when you step in the worst mud. (5,2)

14 A particularly handsome young man beloved by Aphrodite. (6)

17 A walker showing off all the flashiest gear. (5)

19 I like a cup of this at a walking rest break. (3)