Walks, viewpoints, adventure and base-and-explore trips across the Lake District, Eryri, the Peak District and Scotland. https://www.exploringpeaks.com/feed.xml 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z Exploring Peaks https://www.exploringpeaks.com/ https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/ben-wyvis/ 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

A 14km Munro round from the A835 with 935m of ascent, a built stone path to An Cabar and a mossy plateau NatureScot asks walkers to cross in single file.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/chanonry-point/ 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

The Black Isle spit where the Moray Firth's bottlenose dolphins feed on a rising tide beside Alan Stevenson's 1846 lighthouse, on foot from Rosemarkie.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/dog-falls-glen-affric/ 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

A 6km waymarked circuit through Glen Affric's ancient Caledonian pinewood, from the River Affric gorge at Dog Falls to a dragonfly loch, near Cannich.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/fyrish-monument/ 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

A 6km woodland climb to Sir Hector Munro's replica of the gates of Negapatam, built in 1782 with the whole Cromarty Firth laid out below it.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/meall-fuar-mhonaidh/ 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

The 699m hill above Drumnadrochit with the best view of Loch Ness there is, 9km and 535m of ascent from the Bunloit road on a clear but boggy path.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/rogie-falls/ 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

Forestry and Land Scotland's two short trails to a suspension bridge over the Black Water, with salmon leaping the falls in autumn, two miles from Contin.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/sandwood-bay/ 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z

A 13km moorland track from Blairmore to the John Muir Trust's mile-long beach below the sea stack Am Buachaille, 8km short of Cape Wrath, with no road.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/keswick-first-lake-district-break/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A four-night Keswick itinerary for a first visit to the Lakes, pairing Catbells with an easy lake circuit and a day trip to Buttermere.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/callander-first-hill-two-nights/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A two-night Callander break pairing an easy waterfall walk with Ben A'an, a short, steep hill with one of the best view-to-effort ratios in Scotland.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/buttermere-haystacks-weekend/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A two-night Buttermere break pairing the flat lakeshore circuit with Haystacks, the fell Alfred Wainwright named his favourite of all 214.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/barmouth-estuary-easy-weekend/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A two-night, low-effort Barmouth weekend built around a flat estuary trail on an old railway line and a mountain view reached almost entirely by car.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/bakewell-easy-week/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A six-night Bakewell break covering the Monsal Trail, Monsal Head, Lathkill Dale and Curbar Edge, with no walking harder than easy.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/aberglaslyn-pass/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, level riverside walk through a wooded gorge on the Afon Glaslyn, one of the easiest scenic outings near Beddgelert.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/aira-force/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

An easy National Trust waterfall walk on Ullswater's shore, the spot said to have inspired Wordsworth's daffodils.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/ambleside/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A walking hub at the head of Windermere, reachable from Windermere station by bus, without needing a car.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/ambleside-without-a-car/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A four-night Ambleside itinerary reachable by bus from Windermere station, covering Loughrigg Fell and Wansfell Pike without needing a car.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Austria's Alpine regions, from Tyrol's glaciated peaks to the Danube's Wachau vineyards, linked by one of Europe's largest hut-to-hut trail networks.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/aviemore/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Highland Main Line town in the Cairngorms National Park, with forest and loch walking on foot and Cairn Gorm itself a short drive away.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/bakewell/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The Peak District's largest town, a market centre since 1254 and the southern gateway to the Monsal Trail.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/barmouth/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Seafront town at the mouth of the Mawddach estuary, with its own railway station, a historic timber viaduct and a National Trust headland.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/germany/bavarian-alps/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Germany's stretch of the Alps along the Austrian border, home to the Zugspitze, the Watzmann and the country's only national park in the Alps.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/germany/bavarian-forest/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A low, densely wooded range on the Czech border, home to Germany's oldest national park and, with it, its largest continuous forest.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/beddgelert/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Village at the meeting of the Glaslyn and Colwyn rivers, the standard base for Moel Hebog and a quieter approach to Yr Wyddfa.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/ben-aan/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, steep hill above Loch Achray, known locally as the Trossachs' mountain in miniature, with a summit view out of proportion to its height.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/ben-nevis-mountain-track/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The standard walking route up Britain's highest mountain, a long, steady climb on a stony path with no scrambling but a serious amount of ascent.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/bern/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Bern, the federal capital, sits on the Swiss Plateau below the Alps proper, with the Gantrisch and Emmental hills as its nearest walking country.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/bernese-oberland/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The Bernese Oberland centres on the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau above Interlaken, reached by rail to Europe's highest station.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/betws-y-coed/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Riverside village in the Conwy Valley where three rivers meet, reached by its own railway and surrounded by forest waterfalls and easy walking.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/germany/black-forest/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A low, densely wooded range in Germany's southwest, split into a gentler north and a higher, steeper south around the Feldberg.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/bracklinn-falls/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, easy woodland walk from Callander to a series of falls on the Keltie Water, crossed by a footbridge above a rocky gorge.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/buttermere/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A tiny valley village between Buttermere and Crummock Water, reached over two of the steepest road passes in the Lakes.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/buttermere-shore/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A level, four and a half mile path around Buttermere's shore, through a short rock tunnel, with no climbing.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/cadair-idris-minffordd-path/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The most dramatic of Cadair Idris's paths, climbing past the corrie lake Llyn Cau to the summit, Penygadair, at 893 metres.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/cairngorm-mountain-funicular/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Britain's highest railway, climbing from Coire Cas to the Ptarmigan building at 1,087 metres on the shoulder of Cairn Gorm.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/cairngorm-ski-road-viewpoint/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A public road climbing to 635 metres below Cairn Gorm, among the highest points reachable by car in Britain, with views back over Strathspey.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/callander/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The eastern gateway to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, with an easy waterfall walk and a short, steep hill both close by.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/carinthia/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Austria's southernmost state, known as much for its warm lakes around Klagenfurt as for the Hohe Tauern and Karawanken mountains around them.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/castlerigg-stone-circle/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A Neolithic stone circle on a hilltop plateau near Keswick, with a 360-degree view of surrounding fells reached in a couple of minutes on foot.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/castleton/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A Dark Peak village below Mam Tor with four show caves, a Norman castle, and Winnats Pass as its only road out to the west.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/catbells/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, popular ridge walk above Derwentwater, reached from Keswick by launch or lakeshore path, with light scrambling near the top.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/cave-dale/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, steep circular walk from Castleton up a dry limestone gorge, past Peveril Castle.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/stanage-edge-climbing/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Britain's best-known gritstone climbing venue, three miles of edge above Hathersage with routes at every grade.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/coniston/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A former slate and copper mining village on Coniston Water, with the Old Man rising straight from its back streets.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/coniston-water-watersports/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Kayak, canoe and rowing boat hire on Coniston Water from a National Park-run centre a few minutes from the village.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/conwy/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Walled medieval town on the Conwy estuary, with its own railway station, a UNESCO castle, and an easy hillfort summit above the town.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/conwy-mountain/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

An Iron Age hillfort tops this small summit above Conwy, with views to Anglesey, the estuary and the Carneddau foothills.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/corrieshalloch-gorge-viewpoint/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A mile-long, 60-metre-deep gorge crossed by a Victorian suspension bridge, with the 46-metre Falls of Measach seen from a viewing platform.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/cregennan-lakes/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Two National Trust lakes on the slopes of Cadair Idris, reached by car, with views to the estuary and the mountain's cliffs.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/curbar-edge/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A gritstone edge above the Derwent Valley reached directly from Curbar Gap car park, with views to Chatsworth and Baslow.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/dolbadarn-castle-llyn-padarn/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A ruined 13th-century round tower above Llyn Padarn, a short but steep climb from Llanberis with views along the Llanberis Pass.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/dolgellau/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Stone-built market town below Cadair Idris, at the head of the Mawddach estuary, and the main base for climbing the mountain.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/eastern-switzerland/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Eastern Switzerland spans the Alpstein range, the Toggenburg valley and the Glarus Alps, within an hour of Zürich by train.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/edale/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A small Dark Peak village in the Vale of Edale, the southern start of the Pennine Way and the walking base for Kinder Scout.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/eskdale/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A remote western valley reachable by mainline train to Ravenglass and a narrow-gauge railway onward, for most of the year without a car.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/fort-william-ben-nevis-five-nights/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A five-night Fort William trip built around Ben Nevis's Mountain Track, with a viaduct, a gorge, a Glen Coe day and a gondola around the big climb.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/fort-william/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The main town below Ben Nevis, at the western end of the West Highland Line, and the base for Glen Nevis, Nevis Range and Glen Coe day trips.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/llanberis-crib-goch-horseshoe-four-nights/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A four-night Llanberis trip pairing the classic Llanberis Path with the Snowdon Horseshoe's Crib Goch scramble, for experienced hillwalkers only.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/portree-storr-quiraing-four-nights/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A four-night Portree trip taking in the Old Man of Storr and the Quiraing, Skye's two best-known Trotternish landmarks, with sea kayaking from the harbour.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/germany/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Germany's mountain country ranges from a narrow strip of true Alps on the Austrian border to low wooded ranges and steep river valleys further north.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/glencoe/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A small village at the mouth of Glen Coe, within walking distance of forest trails and a short drive from Scotland's most photographed mountain scenery.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/glencoe-lochan/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A flat, waymarked forest loop around an artificial lochan above Glencoe village, with views of the Pap of Glencoe.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/glencoe-mountain-bike-park/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A chairlift-served bike park and summer activity centre at the head of Glen Coe, with cross-country and downhill mountain bike trails.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/glenfinnan-viaduct-viewpoint/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The curving 21-arch railway viaduct made famous by the Jacobite steam train and the Harry Potter films.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/glenridding/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The southern gateway to Ullswater, and the standard starting point for Helvellyn over Striding Edge.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/grisons-graubunden/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Graubünden is Switzerland's largest, least populated canton, trilingual and centred on the Engadin valley and Piz Bernina.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/hardknott-roman-fort/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A ruined Roman fort on a spur above Eskdale, free to visit, with parking beside the site and panoramic valley views.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/harter-fell/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short but steep climb from the top of Hardknott Pass to a rock-towered summit above Eskdale and the Duddon Valley.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/hartington/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A White Peak village on the River Dove, with Wolfscote Dale walkable from the square and the Tissington Trail 1.5 miles east.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/hathersage/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A Hope Valley village below Stanage Edge, with its own railway station and a heated open-air pool.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/hathersage-by-train/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A five-night Hathersage break reachable entirely by train, covering Stanage Edge, a Castleton cave day and the village's own heated outdoor pool.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/haystacks/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A rocky circuit over Scarth Gap to the fell Alfred Wainwright named his favourite, and where his ashes were scattered.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/helvellyn-striding-edge/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A narrow, exposed ridge scramble to England's third-highest summit, the best-known serious ridge walk in the Lakes.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/honister-via-ferrata/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A fixed-cable route up a working slate mine's quarry face at the top of Honister Pass, run by the mine.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/jura-three-lakes-region/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The Jura's watchmaking towns and the lakes of Neuchâtel, Biel and Murten make up Switzerland's low, limestone northwest.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/jura-pays-de-fribourg-vaudois-alps/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

This corner of western Switzerland covers the Vaud Jura, the Fribourg Prealps around Gruyères, and the Vaudois Alps resorts further south.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/keswick/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The Lake District's biggest northern town, on Derwentwater beneath Skiddaw, with the widest bus network of any base in the region.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/edale-kinder-and-castleton/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A three-night Edale trip covering Mam Tor, Kinder Scout by Grindsbrook Clough, and a train-and-foot day to Castleton's Cave Dale.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/kinder-scout-grindsbrook-clough/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A hard circular walk from Edale onto the Kinder Scout plateau, ascending Grindsbrook Clough and returning via Jacob's Ladder.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/lake-geneva/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Lake Geneva's Swiss shore runs from Geneva to Montreux, backed by the Lavaux vineyard terraces and the Alps at its eastern end.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/lake-lucerne/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Lake Lucerne is ringed by Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi, both reached by historic railways built specifically to climb them.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/lathkill-dale-over-haddon/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

An easy circular walk from Over Haddon into Lathkill Dale, a National Nature Reserve on the River Lathkill.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/liechtenstein/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A 25-kilometre alpine country between Switzerland and Austria, mountainous throughout its eastern half, with the Fürstensteig its best-known trail.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/llanberis/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Lakeside village below Yr Wyddfa, the main base for the Llanberis Path, the Snowdon Mountain Railway and the crags of the Llanberis Pass.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/llyn-elsi/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A reservoir lake in Gwydir Forest above Betws-y-Coed, reached by a steep climb from the village through mixed woodland.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/loch-an-eilein-circuit/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A flat, five-kilometre forest path around a loch with a ruined island castle, one of the easiest and most popular short walks in the Cairngorms.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/loughrigg-fell/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, well-used climb to a broad summit scattered with tarns, starting on the road between Ambleside and Grasmere.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/mam-tor-great-ridge/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A circular walk onto Mam Tor's summit and along the start of the Great Ridge, including the abandoned Broken Road.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/mawddach-trail/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A flat, fifteen-kilometre trail along a disused railway line beside the Mawddach estuary, linking Barmouth to Dolgellau.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/moel-hebog/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A steady mountain ascent directly above Beddgelert, quieter than Snowdon, with views over Cardigan Bay and the Nantlle Ridge.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/monsal-head/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A viewpoint over Monsal Dale and the Headstone Viaduct, reached directly from a roadside car park.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/nevis-range-gondola/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Britain's only mountain gondola, climbing Aonach Mòr to 650 metres, with a downhill mountain bike track and hill paths at the top.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/old-man-of-coniston/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A steep, direct climb from Coniston village through old copper workings to one of the best-known summits in the southern Lakes.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/panorama-walk-barmouth/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A Victorian-era viewpoint walk above Barmouth through woodland to a view over the Mawddach estuary and Cadair Idris.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/peak-cavern/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Britain's largest natural cave entrance, a show cave beneath Peveril Castle with a history of rope-making inside its mouth.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/portree/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The only town on Skye, on a natural harbour, and the base for the island's best-known viewpoints and walks in Trotternish.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/germany/rhine-valley-mosel-valley/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Steep wine valleys rather than mountains, where the Rheinsteig and Moselsteig long-distance trails climb high above the river on both sides.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/salzburg-salzburgerland/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Mozart's birthplace and the Hohe Tauern's northern flank, from the baroque city of Salzburg to the glaciated peaks above Zell am See.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/salzkammergut/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A lake-and-mountain region shared between Salzburg, Styria and Upper Austria, centred on Hallstatt and the Dachstein, a UNESCO landscape since 1997.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/germany/saxon-switzerland/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A sandstone plateau near Dresden carved into towers and gorges, with a strict, distinctive climbing tradition dating to the 19th century.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/skye-sea-kayaking/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Guided sea kayak sessions on Skye's coast, with tasters run from Portree harbour and half and full-day trips launching around Portree and Uig.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/snowdon-mountain-railway/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Rack-and-pinion railway from Llanberis to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, the highest point in Wales reachable without walking.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/stac-pollaidh/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, steep sandstone hill with a serrated ridge of pinnacles, one of the most distinctive small mountains in the North-West Highlands.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/stanage-edge/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A circular walk along the top of Stanage Edge, the three-mile gritstone escarpment above Hathersage, taking in the High Neb trig point.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/stanley-ghyll-force/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, rough walk up a wooded ravine near Boot to one of Lakeland's least-visited waterfalls.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/steall-falls-nevis-gorge/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short, dramatic walk through the narrow Nevis Gorge to a 120-metre waterfall, with an optional wire bridge crossing at the far end.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/stock-ghyll-force/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A wooded waterfall dropping around 21 metres in two stages, a short, stepped walk from Ambleside's main street.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/glenridding-striding-edge/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A three-night Glenridding trip built around Helvellyn's Striding Edge, with the waterfall walk to Aira Force as the easy day beside it.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/styria/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Alpine gorges and limestone plateaus in northern Styria, around Gesäuse National Park, give way to vineyard hills near Graz in the south.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/surprise-view/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A roadside viewpoint above Hathersage looking across the Hope Valley to Mam Tor and the Great Ridge.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/swallow-falls/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A 42-metre waterfall on the Afon Llugwy, reached by a short paid path with steps from a car park just off the A5.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Switzerland holds 48 of the Alps' 82 peaks above 4,000 metres, spread across four language regions and reached by a dense rail network.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/sychnant-pass/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A road pass west of Conwy Mountain, with a car park used as an alternative starting point for walks onto the hillfort summit.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/tarn-hows/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A National Trust tarn with an accessible path from the car park and views to the Coniston fells and Langdale Pikes.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/germany/allgau-alps/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A lower, grassier range on the Austrian border west of the Bavarian Alps, known for its steep grass peaks and dairy farming.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/devils-staircase/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The West Highland Way's steepest, highest section, a zigzag climb from Altnafeadh to the highest point on the whole long-distance route.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/monsal-trail-bakewell-hassop/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

An easy, flat there-and-back walk along the former Midland Railway line from Bakewell's old station to Hassop.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/old-man-of-storr/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A steep, well-built path up to Skye's best-known rock pinnacle, part of the Trotternish landslip below the summit of the Storr.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/quiraing-viewpoint/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A high mountain pass on Skye's Trotternish ridge, with towers and hidden plateaux visible within minutes of the car park.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/snowdon-horseshoe-crib-goch/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A Grade 1 scramble over Crib Goch's knife-edge ridge and three more summits, one of Wales's classic and most exposed mountain days.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/the-study-three-sisters-viewpoint/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A roadside pull-in on the A82 with the classic view of the Three Sisters ridges, one of the most photographed mountain scenes in Scotland.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/tissington-trail-hartington/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A flat, easy walk or ride along a former railway line from Hartington's old station, part of a 13-mile trail between Ashbourne and Parsley Hay.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/betws-y-coed-car-free-three-nights/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A three-night, car-free trip from Betws-y-Coed taking in a forest lake, an underground slate adventure and a waterfall, reached by train, on foot or bus.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/itinerary/aviemore-car-free-three-nights/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A three-night, car-free Aviemore trip by train and seasonal bus, with two flat forest walks and Britain's highest railway the nearest thing to a mountain.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/ticino/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Ticino is Switzerland's only Italian-speaking canton, south of the Gotthard, with a mild climate that keeps trails open most of the year.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/torrent-walk/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A short circular walk beside cascades on the Afon Clywedog near Dolgellau, through native woodland with old industrial remains.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/tyrol/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Austria's most mountainous state, split into North and East Tyrol, with more 3,000-metre peaks than anywhere else in the country.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/visit/ullapool/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A fishing and ferry port on Loch Broom, the main base for the North-West Highlands, with Stac Pollaidh and Corrieshalloch Gorge both a short drive away.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/upper-austria/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The Danube state, from Linz north to the Bohemian Forest hills of the Mühlviertel and south to the limestone peaks of Kalkalpen National Park.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/valais/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Valais runs the length of the upper Rhône valley from the Matterhorn to Lake Geneva, and holds the country's highest peak.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/vorarlberg/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Austria's westernmost state, on Lake Constance and the Swiss border, with the Silvretta and Arlberg ranges and the Grosses Walsertal biosphere reserve.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/austria/wachau-valley/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A Danube wine valley near Vienna, not a mountain region, but a UNESCO landscape with a long-distance walking trail and real mountains within reach.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/wansfell-pike/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A steep climb straight from Ambleside to a summit with one of the best valley views in the central Lakes, often circled via Troutbeck.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/ladybower-watersports/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Permit-based access for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards on Ladybower Reservoir, owned and managed by Severn Trent Water.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/whinlatter-forest/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Forestry England mountain bike trails northwest of Keswick, graded blue and red, free to ride with paid parking only.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/viewpoints/winnats-pass/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A dramatic limestone gorge on the road west out of Castleton, cut along the edge of a 340-million-year-old reef.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/wolfscote-dale-hartington/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

A circular walk from Hartington down the River Dove through Beresford Dale and Wolfscote Dale.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/walks/yr-wyddfa-llanberis-path/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

The longest and least technical of Snowdon's six paths, following the mountain railway from Llanberis to the summit.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/zip-world-llechwedd/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Trampoline nets strung through a slate cavern at Blaenau Ffestiniog, reachable from Betws-y-Coed by road or the same railway line.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/adventure/zip-world-penrhyn-quarry/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Twin zip lines across a flooded slate quarry near Bethesda, marketed by the operator as the fastest zip line in the world.

https://www.exploringpeaks.com/destination/switzerland/zurich/ 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Zurich is Switzerland's largest city, lake-side rather than alpine, with its own low summit, the Uetliberg, a short train ride out.