■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.5km ■ Time: 2½ hours ■ Grade: Easy

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

Few visitors to the New Forest realise the impression that its villages and ancient woodlands made on Britain’s most celebrated writers. Jo Jukes takes a literary walk in the woods

■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.5km ■ Time: 2½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Ian Battersby walks part of the Cleveland Way in Autumn

Vivienne Crow gets to walk two National Trails for the price of one