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
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.
Glen coe, Highland
8
miles
mi
| Hard | 4hrs 30min
Two valley passes through the high mountains at the head of Glen Coe.
Strontian, Highland
7
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs 45min
Through the shades of green Sunart to the hillside site of an old lead mine.
Ben nevis, Highland
12
miles
mi
| Hard | 6hrs 30min
The half-way lochan and the great north corrie of Nevis.
Coire ardair, Highland
8
miles
mi
| Hard | 4hrs 15min
Regenerating woodlands lead to a high pass where Bonnie Prince Charlie escaped through the window.
Fort augustus, Highland
7.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 4hrs
Above the Great Glen on the road the English built and Bonnie Prince Charlie marched over.
Braemar, Aberdeenshire
6.75
miles
mi
| Hard | 4hrs 15min
The hill at the back of Braemar gives a taste of the Cairngorms.
