Walk: in the shadow of giants

Traces of a Roman fort and a grave with a poignant back story characterise this walk west of Skipton

Complete this high-level circuit to bag five of the Lake District ’s Wainwrights – and finish with a well-deserved pint at the Kirkstile Inn.

This is the glacial valley no one’s heard of... Head to the South Pennines to explore both sides of this steep gulch between Burnley and Todmorden.

■Distance: 8 miles/12.8km ■ Time: 4 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

DIFFICULTY EASY DISTANCE 14KM TIME 5 HOURS ...

Legend has it that Winnats got its name from the words ‘wind gates’. If you say it fast enough and imagine it coming from the mouth of an ancient Peakland shepherd shouting over a howling gale blowing