mountains

For anyone who doesn’t fancy to entire 10.5-mile hike, stop at the reservoir and appreciate the peak from the valley

Walk: Pen y Fan, Powys

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Walk: Llanthony and Hatterall Ridge, Monmouthshire

The summit of Sugar Loaf mountain, Mynydd Pen y Fal, in the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons national park, Wales at sunrise.

Walk: Sugar Loaf mountain, Monmouthshire

Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye, Scotland

Day out: Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye

Orrest Head and Windermere, Lake District National Park

Walk: Orrest Head, Cumbria

Castell y Gwynt, Gwynedd, Wales

Day out: Castell y Gwynt, Gwynedd

Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia, North Wales

Best walks in Snowdonia National Park

Latrigg, Lake District

UK’s best easy mountains and peaks for beginners

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Historic places

Britain’s most amazing extinct volcanoes: history and best places to see

Rocky Mountain, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland

Walk: Rocky Mountain, County Down

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Walk: Rhosgadfan and Moel Tryfan, Gwynedd

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Walk: Harlech to Llandecwyn, Gwynedd

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Walk: Carn Pica, Powys

Snowdonia’s stately mountains offer the perfect ‘big challenge’, jaw-dropping views and an unbeatable sense of achievement ©Getty

British mountain guide: facts, definitions and the best peaks to climb

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Walk: Cross Fell, Cumbria