CLASSIC WITH A TWIST

Perhaps more than any other fell in the Lake District, HELVELLYN is best known for its ridges – two of them particularly. There are a couple more that are worthy of note though, even if they aren’t really Helvellyn’s.

After the easiest mountain, meet the exact opposite. Bring mint cake and ankle support. You’ll need both.

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

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