If you want to climb a mountain, it’ll be tough, right? And there’s no point staying low in the valleys if you’re after a big adventure, right? Actually, wrong on both counts. CW sets out to show that at both high level and low, the Lake District has the power to surprise.

CLASSIC WITH A TWIST

Because Skiddaw and Wast Water aren’t the only walks that defy conventional wisdom in the Lakes…

Just when you thought this long day high up in the Lake District couldn’t get any better, it saves the best until last.

• Distance: 8¾ miles/14.2km • Time: 4½ ...

Gird your loins for a tough, steep, pathless ascent, but then settle in for a straightforward Lakeland round.