The cloud, Cheshire
7
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 45min
An exhilarating walk with a long, easy prelude, then a steep ascent to one of Cheshire's best viewpoints.
Shutlingsloe, Cheshire
5.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 30min
A short but intense walk from enclosed valleys and forest to a stark peak.
Tegg's nose, Cheshire
5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs
The set-piece comes early and the rest of the walk unfolds gentler views.
Healey dell, Greater manchester
5.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 30min
Out of a surprising wooded gorge onto the open moors
Blackstone edge, Greater manchester
6.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 45min
A steady climb to a rocky ridge on the Pennine watershed
Hog low pike, Lancashire
4.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 30min
Far-reaching views over the Irwell, Darwen and Edgworth valleys
Dunsop bridge, Lancashire
10.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs 30min
A tough walk that gives a chance to taste the freedom of the high moors
Clougha pike, Lancashire
5.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 15min
A wild walk to a deceptive 'summit', which proves an unrivalled viewpoint overlooking the sweeping Bowland Fells
Leck beck, Lancashire
7
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs
A brief glimpse of the subterranean mysteries of limestone and a lot of fine wild country.
Cruachan, Argyll & bute
2.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 1hr 45min
Looking along Loch Awe from Cruachan Reservoir, Britain's biggest energy storage system.
Iona, Argyll & bute
5.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs 30min
A circuit of Iona to the marble quarry and the saint's landing place in Coracle Bay.
