Routes

The Coast to Coast Path is an iconic long-distance walk that was officially...

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The Peak District contains some of the finest hillwalking routes in England, from rocky escarpments and ridges to mini mountains and rolling moorland.

The National Park is home to England’s highest mountain Scafell Pike, plus...

Trail magazine describes the 10 best routes up Snowdon, from simple family walks to knife-edged ridge scrambles.

It’s probably the Lake District’s, if not the UK’s, most popular ‘scramble’, and a rite of passage for every fell-loving hillwalker. Welcome to Striding Edge.

This Lake District ridge is a thrilling route finishing on the panoramic summit of Blencathra, and high on the ‘to-scramble’ list of many hillwalkers.

This legendary ridge is one of Britain’s most thrilling routes on its biggest peak, and you don’t even need to be a mountain goat to walk it.

It’s time for a classic – this is Snowdonian royalty and one of the best Grade 1 scrambles in the UK. The mountain is Tryfan and its magnificent north ridge.

Perhaps the most infamous of Snowdonia’s many scrambles, this knife-edge arête has a fearsome reputation. It’s also the most thrilling ridge traverse south of Scotland.

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Arguably the hardest challenge for hillwalkers before proper mountaineering territory is reached, Scotland’s Aonach Eagach is an epic outing deserving of a place on any ridge-lover’s bucket list.

Famous for rugged peaks, remote glens, atmospheric lochs and stunning wildlife, the mountains of Scotland offer the toughest and most rewarding hillwalking in Britain.

Sgurr Dearg’s ‘In Pinn’ is arguably more of a proper climb than a scramble. That it is the most spectacularly exposed mountain summit ascent in the UK is a matter of fact.

This achievable but exciting introduction to Torridon scrambling on Beinn Alligin provides some incredible scenery to enjoy along the way.

The twin ridges of Helvellyn make an exceptional winter outing – but not necessarily in the order you might expect,

A rocky scramble and the most expansive view in Snowdonia await you atop this classic and often underrated North Wales mountain.

Once seen, never forgotten, this life-affirming mountain day offers delights quite unlike any other. Just be prepared for that long walk in...

Just down the road from Keswick, this short but deliciously sweet scramble is a grand way to spend an afternoon escaping the tourists and exploring nature.

The mother of mainland ridges, mountain days don’t get much more impressive and rewarding than a traverse of the An Teallach massif.

Often overlooked in favour of its Black Cuillin neighbours, Blabheinn is undoubtedly Skye’s finest standalone mountain.