This easy walk from Bowness on Winderemere takes you out from the busy tourist town of Bowness and up towards Brant Fell, allowing a quiet respite from the bustle below with spectacular views of Windermere, the largest natural lake in England no less! The route quite conveniently ended with a pint in the Royal Oak …
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While most will visit Snowdonia for the mountain walks, there’s lots of good low level and easier walking in Snowdonia. This is a steady walk from Pen-y-Pass to Beddgelert along easy enough paths including the new Lon Gwynant, that passes a pub and a cafe along the route and ending at Beddgelert where there’s even …
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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Mark Barrett of hillexplorer.com shares this route around the Peak District eastern moors, starting at the Longshaw Estate and taking in Higger Tor and Burbage Edge before heading to Limb Valley via Ox Stones and Lady Canning’s Plantation. The route then returns back to Longshaw over Blacka Moor, Flask Edge and Totley Moor. The Route …
At only 336 metres in height, Clogwynygarreg – or more correctly: Clogwyn y Garreg (you wouldn’t say Scafellpike or Bennevis) isn’t on many people’s bucket lists. With a short scramble and an easy walk, the extensive view across Snowdonia to Snowdon herself (Yr Wyddfa), Nantlle Ridge and Moel Hebog really is more than you deserve …
This is a circular route on the Wales Coastal Path, but one that’s not what it seems. Half the walk is along the coast, but this isn’t the coastal path, and you return inland along what is the coastal path! The reason being that the route here is a fully coastal walk along the shore …
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This short walk takes you through Cwmorthin and up to expolore the quarry at Bwlch Rhosydd and makes an ideal half day walk or even a trail/fell run. You can also walk to the far end of Cwmorthin for an easier option. Remember that the distance below is just ONE WAY! While it has been …
This is the first section from Barmouth to Tal-y-bont railway stations of the Ardudwy Way which is a little known multiday path that crosses the western side of the Rhinogydd from Barmouth in the south to Llandecwyn in the north. We completed this as part of a multiday walk from Machynlleth to Llanbedr. The Route 1 …
This route starts in Llanwnda, where it connects to Lon Eifion, and ends just before the village of Llanaelhaearn – ending in a narrow verge as you enter the village and the speed limit reduces to 30. There’s a number of country lanes that branch off to turn this route into a circuit. The initial …
Cwm Pennant is a little known valley firmly on the unfashionable side of Snowdonia. This is a cracking little walk from Cwm Penant, up to Cwm Trwsgl and a little explore of the quarries. There’s usually a decent view, but it was a tad cloudy today! You’ll need to pay at the farm (Beudy newydd, …
A short walk from the Northumberland village of Allenheads onto the Byerhope Bank moors. Allenheads is high in the hills (over 400m) and is a former mining village that had a population of over a 1000 in its heyday, but only around a tenth of that today. At least there’s still a pub, and a …
Another taster route on the Pennine Way, this time up in Baldersdale along the three man made reservoirs. The route starts off along the Pennine Way, with the half-way point of the route roughly here, and up onto Cotherstone Moor. It then leaves the Pennine Way behind to walk along Hury and Blackton Reservoirs, before …
This steady route follows the Pennine Way from the village of Garrigill as far as Alston in the North Pennine AONB, returning along the opposite bank. Click here to download the route in a new window, with the walk homepage here (external site). © Copyright Andrew Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence …
A walk from the remote Cow Green Reservoir in the North Pennine AONB that follows the Pennine Way in Upper Teesdale to Cauldron Snout waterfall and returning to the starting point along the shores of Cow Green Reservoir. Click here to view the full description of the route in a new window (external site). Photo credit: walkinguphills …
This walk starts at Cow Green Reservoir, high in the North Pennines and skirts the reservoir to visit Cauldron Snout waterfall on an out and back walk. Cauldron Snout is one of the landmarks on the Pennine Way, and while most of the route is along good tracks, the final section to the waterfall is …
While Dufton Pike may be dwarfed by the main spine of the Pennines, it’s much more mountain like in appearance. This is a compact walk for a compact little hill from the village of Dufton that provides views across to the Lakes as well as of the nearby Pennine Scarp. Click here to view the full description and …
This route in the North Pennines keeps low down in the scenic Geltsdale making it a good option when the clag is down. There’s a good balance of scenery and industrial archaeology to keep the interest going for a good half day’s walking. Click here to view the full description and download the an excellent route leaflet in …
Talkin Fell is a short walk from near Castle Carrock on the edge of the North Pennines AONB. There are excellent views from the summit across to the Lakes, and some interesting cairns to boot. The name’s the same as ‘talcen’ in Welsh meaning ‘brow’ or rock face, and is a throwback to when this …
This route starts off on the A53 high above Buxton, with the route’s summit somewhat downhill. Chrome hill is a striking hill, and while it’s not worthy of a spot height (has a contour at 425m) but certainly worthy for a walk. There are only permissive paths to this hill – while the hill itself …
A short walk from Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales. up along the Pennine Way and back along limestone pavements on Chapel Fell to the start. The return section is off path and will need navigational skills. Click here to view the full description and download the route in a new window (external site) – with the route page …
The North York Moors National Park should be called the North York Moors and Coastal National Park, as this walk shows. Ravenscar was at one point planned to be a resort to rival the nearby Scarborough, but even though the roads were in place it remained a small village owing to the difficult access to the …
This walk in the Peak District makes use of the Monsal Trail, but gets over it’s linear nature by returning over higher ground on pleasant green lanes to the start. This walk is featured from Allen Hudson’s Walking Website – who has loads of walks in the Peak District – an official Mud and Routes …
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The Roaches in The Peak District are a gritstone escarpment that’s well known as a climber’s paradise, but it’s also good walking country. Rising to 505m, the views can extend to Snowdon and Winter Hill in Lancashire, but obviously only on a good day! This route extends the interest further by including Lud’s Church, a …
Roseberry Topping is a prominent and well known landmark on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. It’s only 320m high, but as is often the case with these lower summits is a magnificent viewpoint. The name, which makes me think of some seventies desert mix, is derived from Othensberg, or Odin’s Hill. It …
