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    OPEN COUNTRY BRITAIN’S 10 BEST ACCESSIBLE ROUTES Trails open to all users

    May 05, 2021 5 minutes

    What makes a great accessible day out? The answer could depend on which type of countryside you prefer. Do you like to see the mountains from the valley bottom? Or do you want to be as high up them as you can? Are lakes your thing? Or the coast? What about wildlife? History? Have you a favourite area? The Lakes, maybe?

    For me, I’ve always loved being away from the mayhem of everyday life, so mountain summits, high ridges and remote moors are my walks of preference. I love the solitude. The views. The sounds. Even the weather.

    1 FANTASTIC FELLS

    Back o’ Skiddaw, Cumbria 6 miles | 3 hours | Challenging

    This linear six-mile route from near the Blencathra Field Centre, which follows an old packhorse route to Skiddaw House then on to Whitewater Dash and beyond, ticks a lot of the boxes I look for when on an accessible jaunt. It’s

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