11 nottinghamshire willoughby-on-the-wolds

■ Distance: 6¾ miles/10.8km ■  Time: 3½ hours ■  Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 5½ miles/8.8km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Walk through three counties visiting Cheshire’s Matterhorn, Derbyshire’s ancient bridge and Staffordshire’s secret church all in one Peak District hike.

Roger Butler peers over steep slopes on a roller coaster along Offa’s Dyke

Reservoirs, brooks and sculptures make for a ‘dam’ good autumn walk in this western Sheffield wilderness

■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.4km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Easy