Hill Walking

From the classic mountainous ridge routes of the Lake District to the peaks of the Pennines, there is a huge choice of high terrain routes to choose from.

Newly opened Access Land has created many new routes, including Bleasdale and Fairsnape Fells and the Whitendale Valley in the Forest of Bowland, some of the most remote and rugged hill walking there is.

The Eden Valley and North Pennines offer some great rough fell paths, whilst the open moorlands and steep scree slopes of the Howgill Fells provide stunning views across to both the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.

Shutingsloe is known as Cheshire’s Matterhorn and, at 506 metres, is the second highest peak in the county. A six-mile circular route also takes in the Macclesfield Forest, Wildboarclogh and Oaken Clough in Cheshire’s hill country.

Also in Cheshire is the classic 13-mile Two Degrees West Walk along the county’s eastern boundary. This takes in Cheshire’s highest summit – Shining Tor, at 559 metres – and England’s second-highest pub – the Cat and Fiddle. amet.