7 11.3km / 7 miles / 4.5 hours Ascent 680m/2231ft

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

■ Distance: 6½ miles/10.5km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ ...

JB Smith goes searching for solitude in the forested folds of the Rhinogs – and finds himself falling under the spell of Eryri/Snowdonia’s quieter side

2 10.8km / 6.7 miles / 8-9 hours Ascent 1224m/4016ft

We arrive at the top of High Cup Nick in the North Pennines. “It’s like the world starts just over there,” comments my friend Mark. He’s pointing down the U-shaped chasm of High Cup Gill, beyond whose