Northern ireland

■ Distance: 4½ miles/7.5km ■ Time: 2-3hours ■ ...

Bla Bheinn seen through the mist from ...

You don’t have to board a plane to take your running to wild and wonderful places – from big days out to long weekends and epic, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, here’s our guide to the UK’s very best running adventures

With feet in the sea and head in the clouds, some of Britain’s finest mountains rise offshore – as we discover on the ISLE OF MULL .

By glacial valleys, ancient pilgrim routes and rugged scrambles, the journey up Ireland’s MOUNT BRANDON is a humbling connection to nature, time, and even existence itself.

THE BIG RIDE