2 10.8km / 6.7 miles / 8-9 hours Ascent 1224m/4016ft

JB Smith goes searching for solitude in the forested folds of the Rhinogs – and finds himself falling under the spell of Eryri/Snowdonia’s quieter side

3 6.3km/3.9 miles/3-4 hours Ascent 760m/2493ft

7 11.3km / 7 miles / 4.5 hours Ascent 680m/2231ft

We arrive at the top of High Cup Nick in the North Pennines. “It’s like the world starts just over there,” comments my friend Mark. He’s pointing down the U-shaped chasm of High Cup Gill, beyond whose

It is just me or does anyone else get goosebumps as they cross the Erskine Bridge, just outside of Glasgow, on their way north? For me, and this is in no way a slight on regions such as Argyle and But