24 fife north queensferry to burntisland

■Distance: 11½ miles/18.5km ■ Time: 6 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

WHEN the Campbell laird Sir Duncan planted part of his estate on Drummond Hill with oak, birch and Scots pines, it came with a serious warning. Anyone who was caught damaging the trees would face a fi

Hidden far from the roadside, the Cairngorms ’ most remarkable Munro yields to a surprisingly easy ascent.

RUNNING BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF SKERRIES AND KILLINEY, PASSING THE IRISH CAPITAL EN ROUTE, THE DUBLIN COASTAL TRAIL INTRODUCES VISITORS TO THE NATURE, GASTRONOMY AND SEAFARING COMMUNITIES ON THE CITY’S DOORSTEP

THE BIG RIDE

Follow this adventurous walk along Mull’s wild Ardmeanach coast to a huge, 50-million-year-old fossilised tree.