4 38.9km / 24.2 miles / 12-14 hours Ascent 2927m/9603ft

We love the Yorkshire Dales, but in summer it can get quite crowded, with walkers off on adventures up the peaks and the less energetic strolling around the picturesque market towns and villages. In a

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

5 15.6 km / 9.7 miles / 6 hours Ascent 1080m/3543ft

6 20.6km / 12.8 miles / 7-7.5 hours Ascent 1122m/3680ft

The Wicklow Mountains are where I first fell in love with the outdoors. When I was six, my dad decided it would be a brilliant idea for our family of three to spend two weeks walking along the Irish c