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.

One of Britain’s tallest falls is a bewitching plume of white water plunging nearly 60 metres into a voluptuous valley in the magnificent Moffat Hills, in Scotland’s southern uplands. As impressive as

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

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

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

■ Distance: 11 miles/17.5km ■  Time: 6 hours ■  Grade: Challenging