Our walks is mon 1 Bruach na Frithe ...

I’m sceptical about news stories you sometimes read of big black cats roaming the countryside. I was, however, tempted to don my boots for a hike I found on the internet titled In the Footsteps of the

■ Distance: 12 miles/19.5km ■ Time: 7 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Christine Faughlin sings the praises of a converted chapel on the 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales

■ Distance: 9 miles/14.4km ■ Time: 4½ hours ...

■ Distance: 3½ miles/5.6km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Easy