Mow cop, Cheshire
5.25
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 15min
A walk that samples both the lush Cheshire Plain and the wilder ridges that overlook it.
Burwardsley, Cheshire
5.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 15min
A loop walk on the most accessible section of a prominent sandstone ridge.
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
Entwistle, Lancashire
4.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 45min
To moorland, then around reservoirs that are havens for wildlife.
Hog low pike, Lancashire
4.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 30min
Far-reaching views over the Irwell, Darwen and Edgworth valleys
Lever park, Lancashire
4.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs
A straightforward walk, though steep in places, taking in a superb viewpoint.
Witton country park, Lancashire
4.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 1hr 45min
Not just a country park but real countryside in the heart of urban Lancashire
Beacon fell, Lancashire
5.75
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 15min
A very popular slice of upland Lancashire countryside, by turns both expansive and intimate.
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
Totteridge, Greater london
4.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 30min
