■ Distance: 6½ miles/10.5km ■ Time: 4-5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Our selection of the best, fastest, toughest, quirkiest and most enjoyable UK races this month

Our walks th is month 1 Quiraing Isle ...

The new year is here, so let’s make it an adventurous one. TGO is starting as we mean to go on – no, not with a listicle (!) but with our pick of high and wild places to get you excited and keep you inspired throughout 2026

What is ‘type 2 fun’? There’s a handful of different definitions around, but one of our favourites goes like this: ‘Miserable while it’s happening, but fun in retrospect’. How do you know if you’ve ex

■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.3km ■ Time: 3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate