27 highland ring of steall

Three contrasting walks to discover the ever-changing terrains encircling the Borrowdale valley and village of Rosthwaite in the Lake District .

■ Distance: 6 miles/9.7km ■ Time: 2½-3hours ■ Grade: Easy

A stone’s throw from the north-east of Manchester, this is a fabulous high-level circuit above beautiful Peak District reservoir valleys.

Bleaklow is hiding something under that humped silhouette and desolate title – it’s some of the finest scrambling in the Peak District .

You don’t need all day to have a big adventure, as this Holy Mountain proves.

■ Distance: 11 miles/17.5km ■  Time: 6 hours ■  Grade: Challenging