17 cumbria mardale loop

■Distance: 6¾ miles/10.9km ■ Time: 5-6 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Complete this high-level circuit to bag five of the Lake District ’s Wainwrights – and finish with a well-deserved pint at the Kirkstile Inn.

High above GREAT LANGDALE is a hillwalking challenge just waiting to become a classic Lakeland round, with five Wainwrights in one epic walk.

This route presents a more interesting way to climb one of the Lake District ’s best-known mountains, taking in several superb peaks along the way.

■Distance: 6½ miles/10.6km ■ Time: 4½ hours ■ Grade: Challenging

■Distance: 8 miles/12.8km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Challenging