A long, north to south linear route on the Isle of Arran with much ascent and descent as it includes three of the highest mountains on the island. Route Description From the ferry terminal, take the 324 (via north island) bus and ask for the car park at North Sannox bridge on the A841 Lochranza […]
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A walk from near Beddgelert that takes you through a hidden valley on the flanks of Yr Wyddfa. You can start this walk from the National Trust car park at Craflwyn that’s free, but suggests a modest £2 donation to help pay for footpath repairs. We strongly suggest you do put some money in the pot
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This is an easy walk to the picturesque Tarn Hows and Black Fell, near Coniston in the Lake District. Like many of these Wainwrights that might lack in stature, they make up for in views. Being well placed in the Lake District’s Southern Fells, with Helvellyn and Fairfield in one direction and Coniston Old Man
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The summit of Lingmoor Fell may be small, but provides you with some epic views across Great Langdale and the surrounding mountains. It’s one of the Wainwrights, but it’s also a Marilyn which means it has a drop of 150 metres in all direction. Blea Tarn is one of those classic Lake District tarns, with
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There is something strangely satisfying about setting off from one side of an island and walking to the other. This west to east crossing of the Isle of Arran from Dougarie to Brodick provides a varied and satisfying day out. Note that between June and September, the Highland midge can really spoil your day if you
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A circular route with a start and finish in Brodick which takes in Goatfell (874m), the highest point on the Isle of Arran. A direct traverse of the ridge between North Goatfell and Goatfell is a grade 2 scramble but can be avoided by taking the lower path on the east side of Stacach ridge
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In this easy walk from Windermere in the Lake District, climb up to the summit of Orrest Head to see where Wainwright got his inspiration. This was the first summit a young Wainwright ever climbed, and was worthy of an entire chapter in his Outlying Fells Guidebook. It’s usually ascended from near the railway station
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The Coffin Route or the Coffin Road is an easy walk between the two Lakeland bases of Ambleside and Grasmere, that can stand alone as an easy ramble or be used to connect a wide horseshoe around Helvellyn and Fairfield. It takes you high enough above Rydal Water and Grasmere to gain a view, but
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The Castlerigg Stone Circle is a spectacularly positioned Neolithic stone circle just outside the town of Keswick. It consists of 40 standing stones up to 3m in height, though the figure is often disputed and traditions dictates that you’ll get a different answer each time you count. Built 4-5000 years ago on a high plateau, this is
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If you’ve got an hour, and you want a quick circular walk from Keswick then the viewpoint of Castlehead is perfect. It’s the kind of easy Lake District walk you can fit in on a Friday evening when you arrive in Keswick, allowing you to view all the surrounding mountains that you’ll hopefully walk up
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This is an easy circular walk from the National Trust that starts from the Edale railway station in the Peak District. Following the Pennine Way from the train station, this easy walk takes you along the Edale valley to Upper Booth. It’s then a short descent to Barber Booth before a return along the valley,
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This is a classic Lake District circular walking route that soaks up the finest views in the Lake District around the head of Great Langdale, culminating on Bow Fell and the views across to the Scafells. Starting off near the Old Dungeon Ghyll, the walk climbs Bowfell via The Band. It’s then across to Pike de
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This is a short walk from Ambleside to the waterfall at Stockghyll Force before ascending up to the minor summit of Wansfell. There are views aplenty from the summit, even though it is only a minor summit. The views towards Windemere are especially good. Click here to view the full description. Images and GPX files used
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This is a short walk in Exmoor National Park from the Dunkery Bridge Car park. It’s an ideal winter walk, especially if you can visit while the snowdrops are in full bloom. The route starts at Dunkery Bridge car park (Grid Reference SS896406) just north of cattle grid. This walk follows public footpaths across fields
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When approaching the mountain of High Street in the Lake District from Mardale Head or Haweswater, the route up High Street via High Stile is more popular, with our choice via Kidsty Pike on the day being influenced by the winter conditions. We were carrying full winter camping kit – so didn’t want the added complication
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Pendle Hill in the Forest of Bowland AONB is a popular hill, and at 557 metres in height provides a wonderful view of the surrounding countryside. This walk from the village of Barley is one of the more popular routes up, but it can also be climbed from various other driections. From Barley, you can
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Dovedale is one of the most popular areas in the Peak District, and this circular walk to the Dovedale Stepping Stones is short and family friendly. The paths are excellent and easy to follow. Once at the Dovedale Stepping Stones, a view dominated by the flat-topped hill of Thorpe Cloud, you can return the way
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A Lake District walk by Local Expert Dave Chick that ascends the lower central fell of Steel Fell in the Lake District Central Fells. Starting from the village of Grasmere between Ambleside and Keswick, this is an out and back ascent to Steel Fell, which is 553m in height. We’d class this as one of the
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The circular walk around Llanberis’ Llyn Padarn is an ideal walk if you want to stretch your legs on a wet day, or if you’ve only got a couple of hours to walk. This walk has something for everyone, with a forest walk, industrial archaeology in a quarry and even an old quarry hospital. You
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Dave Chick, from All the Gear, No Idea, shares his low level walking route around the Lake District’s Derwentwater. The walk around Derwentwater, also Derwent Water, is one of the best low level walks in the Lake District and one of the nation’s favourite walks. That’s no surprise, as the walk can be started from Keswick
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The Snowdonia Slate Trail is a 134km (83 mile) trail which enables walkers to explore the industrial heritage of the slate villages of northern Snowdonia. The route starts at Porth Penrhyn near Bangor and ends at Bethesda and attracts walkers to villages such as Llanllechid, Bethesda, Dinorwig, Llanberis, Waunfawr, Nantlle, Rhyd Ddu, Beddgelert, Croesor, Ffestiniog and
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Kinder Scout is a popular hill in the Peak District, with the best walking being around the edges. This walk up Kinder Scout from the village of Edale ventures deep into the spongy peat moor in search of the highest point on Kinder Scout. The Route up Kinder Scout from Edale 1 The walk up
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The rounded hill of Moel Eilio is just right for a less strenuous Snowdonia mountain day. This horseshoe from Llanberis is the best way to walk this hill, with a return over the pleasant ridge and summits of Foel Gron and Foel Goch. Views across to Mynydd Mawr, the Nantlle Ridge, Snowdon and the Glyderau
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The walk up Moel Eilio is a popular route with locals, and this is the easiest walk up. The route up Moel Eliio from Waunfawr starts from a car park above Waunfawr, or you can walk in from the village if you wanted to double the distance. We recommend extending the walk over the range
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