The lake district high… …and low

Because Skiddaw and Wast Water aren’t the only walks that defy conventional wisdom in the Lakes…

• Distance: 8¾ miles/14.2km • Time: 4½ ...

After the easiest mountain, meet the exact opposite. Bring mint cake and ankle support. You’ll need both.

THE LAKE DISTRICT is now home to England’s highest nature reserve. Up on the Back o’ Skiddaw, a new project seeks to revive the nature of this rough and remote land.

Perhaps more than any other fell in the Lake District, HELVELLYN is best known for its ridges – two of them particularly. There are a couple more that are worthy of note though, even if they aren’t really Helvellyn’s.

• Distance: 8 miles/12.7km • Time: 4½ ...