My wife and I have been keen tourers since we got together in 2009. Some long-term readers may recall a couple of our journeys, a tour of Northern Italy and the Austrian Alps which featured in MMM ove

■ Distance: 10½ miles/17km ■ Time: 5 hours ■  Grade: Challenging

■Distance: 6¼ miles/10km ■Time: 4 hours ■Grade: Moderate

■Distance: 6¾ miles/10.8km ■Time: 3-3½ hours ■Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 10 miles/15.5km ■ Time: 5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

When the darker nights set in, and the clocks go back, it’s all too easy to neglect getting out and about in the great outdoors, but we love this time of year. The yellows, oranges and browns of the l