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Winter walks aren’t always how you imagine them to be. Sometimes they’re a hundred times better – even more so if you make a weekend of it.

Bag six Wainwrights on this classic Lake District round, ticking off Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson.

■ Distance: 6¾ miles/11km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

When it comes to length, most of the UK’s ‘toughest’ climbs are laughable by Alpine standards. Take France’s Col de la Croix de Fer. At 42km it makes Scotland’s 9km Bealach na Bà – the longest climb w

Traverse the spiritual home of gritstone and the upper moors of the Peak District , while visiting Robin Hood and Jane Eyre sites.