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

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

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

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

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

White waterfalls, friendly cafés, forest trails, a secret castle and the shifting light on Loch Tay are just some of the reasons to visit the Scottish village of Killin. It is also an easy drive from