■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.4km ■ Time: 2½ hours ■ Grade: Easy

■ Distance: 8½ miles/13.6km ■ Time: 4½ hours ...

No need for blood, sweat or tears here, as the smiles break out on the easier edge of the Southern Uplands ’ Galloway Hills.

NEWCASTLE AND MARDU CIRCULAR Level Easy Elevation gain 217m Length 6.1km (1hr 49min) Description This round-the-hill loop trail from Newcastle leads through peaceful rural landscapes and small village

6 reasons to visit...

The UK’s highest frontier to its most northerly? Sounds like a job for the UK’s next big-selling Vauxhall, the new Frontera