3 6.3km/3.9 miles/3-4 hours Ascent 760m/2493ft

18.3km / 11.4 miles / 7-10 hours Ascent 1253m/4111ft

Ben Macdui 4295ft/1309m

The high point of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs doesn’t give up its magnificent views easily. But they are worth every straining sinew.

The Wicklow Mountains are where I first fell in love with the outdoors. When I was six, my dad decided it would be a brilliant idea for our family of three to spend two weeks walking along the Irish c

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