Ladyside pike

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

CLASSIC WITH A TWIST

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

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

• Distance: 8 miles/12.7km • Time: 4½ ...

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