Tilberthwaite quarries

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Secret passages, sheer walls and the maddest descent of a mountain in literary history: SCA FELL might be England’s Number 2 in height – but in kudos, it might just beat all of them.

MULTI-DAY HIKE

HIGH FELLS & ANCIENT HISTORY

■ Distance: 7½ miles/12.1km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 6¼ miles/10.1km ■ Time: ...