Classic Mountain Routes & Guided Walks

Guided walks & hikes on some of the most popular routes

Below is a selection of some of the most popular classic mountain routes and also low-level hikes that I can offer to guide you or your group around as a Mountain Leader. This is not at all an exhaustive list – there are many more and each one can be fully adjusted to suit your requirements, but it is just to give you some examples of some of the routes I can offer in the Lake District, Snowdonia, Peak District & Yorkshire Dales.

If there is a particular route you have in mind which isn’t here, please get in touch by clicking here!

Or I can plan a completely bespoke route according to your requirements & goals. Please see Bespoke Mountain Days..

Lake District Guided Walks:

  • Blencathra via Halls Fell Ridge
  • Blencathra via Sharp Edge
  • Castle Crag from Borrowdale
  • Catbells from Keswick
  • Coledale Horseshoe

  • Easedale Circuit (from Grasmere)

  • Fairfield Horseshoe (from Ambleside)

  • Glaramara, Allen Crags & Great End (from Borrowdale)
  • Great Gable

  • Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike (from Buttermere or Honister)

  • Helm Crag, Gibson Knott Calf Crag & Steel Fell (from Grasmere)
  • Helvellyn via Striding Edge & Swirral Edge
  • High Street & Harter Fell Circuit (from Mardale Head)
  • Kentmere Horseshoe
  • Loughrigg & Rydal Caves from Ambleside
  • Martindale Horseshoe
  • Mosedale Horseshoe (from Wasdale)
  • Newlands Horseshoe
  • Pike of Blisco, Crinkle Crags & Bowfell
  • Scafell & Slight Side (from Eskdale)
  • Scafell Pike from Wasdale
  • Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route
  • Scafell via Lords Rake (from Wasdale)
  • Silver Howe from Grasmere

  • Skiddaw via Latrigg & Little Man

  • Skiddaw via Ullock Pike & Carl Side
  • The Cumbria Way (Typically 5 days, can be shorter)
  • The Langdale Pikes
  • The Loweswater Fells (Blake Fell, Gavel Fell, Hen Comb etc)
  • The Old Man of Coniston, Swirl How and Wetherlam

  • The Ullswater Way (22 Miles)

  • The Whinlatter Fells (Whinlatter, Broom Fell, Barf etc)

  • The Windermere Way (47 Miles)

  • Walla Crag & Bleaberry Fell from Keswick
  • Whiteside, Grasmoor and Whiteless Pike (from Crummock Water)

Interested in any of these guided classic Lake District routes / hikes? Please get in touch today! Click Here >

Or I can plan a completely bespoke route to suite your needs.

If you are staying in a particular area of the Lake District and would like to explore the area but don’t know what’s around, I can also come up with various suggestions for mountain walks and lower level alternatives which can be done from your area.

Snowdonia Guided Walks:

  • Snowdon via any of the paths
    (Pyg Track / Miners / Watkin / Llanberis path etc.) – Click For Info

  • Snowdon Sunrise Hike
  • Allt Fawr, Moel Druman & Ysgafell Wen (from Blaenau Ffestiniog)
  • Aran Fawddwy Circular (from Cwm Cywarch)
  • Arenig Fach Circular
  • Arenig Fawr Circular
  • Cadair Berwyn and Cadair Bronwen (The Berwyns)
  • Cadair Idris Circular via the Minfford Path
  • Cnicht, Moelwyn Mawr & Moelwyn Bach (from Croesor)
  • Craig-y-llyn & Craig Las (from Llynnau Cregennen)
  • Crimpiau, Craig Wen & Creigiau Gleision (from Capel Curig)
  • Elidir Fawr, Mynydd Perfedd & Foel-goch (Marchlyn Loop)
  • Foel Fras, Foel Grach, Drosgl etc. (Northern Carneddau)
  • Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr & Y Garn (Glyders / Glyderau)
  • Moel Eilio Circular (from Llanberis)
  • Moel Hebog Circular (from Beddgelert)
  • Moel Siabod via the Daear Ddu ridge (Grade 1 Scramble)
  • Moel Siabod via the NE Ridge (easier route)
  • Moelwyn Mawr, the Stwlan Dam & abandoned Rhossydd Quarry (from Blaenau Ffestiniog)
  • Mynydd Mawr (from Rhyd-Ddu)
  • Nantlle Ridge (from Rhyd-Ddu)
  • Pen yr Helgi Du & Pen Llithrig y Wrach (from Ogwen)
  • Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd & Carnedd Llewelyn Circular
  • Rhinog Fawr & Rhinog Fach Circular
  • Tal y Fan, Drum, Pen Y Castell etc. (Northern Carneddau)
  • The Eastern Arans (Llechwedd Du, Foel Hafod-fynydd etc.)
  • The Southern Rhinogs (Diffwys, Crib-y-rhiw & Y Lethr)

  • Tryfan via the South Ridge

  • Y Garn via Devils Kitchen (from Ogwen)

Other areas of Wales:

  • Moel Famau (Clwydian Range)
  • Coastal Walks around the LlΕ·n Peninsula
  • Anglesey Coastal Path (either individual days, or the entire multi-day route).

Interested in any of these classic guided Snowdonia routes / hikes? Please get in touch today! Click Here >

Or I can plan a completely bespoke route to suite your needs.

If you are staying in a particular area of Snowdonia, or North Wales and would like to explore the area but don’t know what’s around, I can also come up with various suggestions for mountain walks and lower level alternatives which can be done from your area.

Peak District Guided Walks:

  • 3 Shires Head Circular
  • 9 Edges Challenge (linear – 22.5 miles)
  • Alport Castles

  • Bamford and Stanage Edges

  • Bamford Edge
  • Chee Dale Stepping Stones & Monk’s Dale
  • Cheshire 3 Peaks Circular (Shining Tor, Whetstone Ridge & Shutlingsloe)
  • Chinley Churn, Mount Famine and South Head Circular (from Chinley)
  • Chrome Hill & Parkhouse Hill
  • Curbar Edge & Froggatt Edge
  • Derwent Edge Circular (from Fairholmes)
  • Dovedale Stepping Stones, Reynard’s Cave & Thorpe Cloud
  • Dovestone Reservoir and ‘the Trinnacle’ Circular
  • Edale Skyline Challenge (20 miles, from Hope)
  • Errwood Reservoir, Shining Tor, Cats Tor & Windgather Rocks
  • Higger Tor, Burbage Rocks & Padley Gorge Circular
  • Higher Shelf Stones, the B29 ‘Overexposed’ Aircraft Wreck & Bleaklow Head
  • Kinder Plateau Circular Challenge (19 miles, from Edale)
  • Kinder Reservoir, Mill Hill & Harry Hut (from Hayfield)
  • Kinder Scout circular via Ringing Roger & Jacob’s Ladder (from Edale)
  • Kinder Scout via Grindsbrook Clough (from Edale)
  • Kinder Scout, Kinder Downfall (waterfall) & Kinder Reservoir (from Hayfield)
  • Laddow Rocks & Black Hill from Crowden
  • Lathkill Dale Circular (from Monyash)
  • Luds Church & The Roaches
  • Magpie Mine, Deep Dale & Monsal Dale
  • Mam Tor & the Great Ridge (from Castleton)
  • Mam Tor & the Great Ridge (from Edale)

  • Shutlingsloe (from Macclesfield Forest)

  • Shutlingsloe (from Wildboarclough)

  • Stanage Edge

  • The Gritsone Trail (either in sections or as a whole)
  • The Roaches & Hen Cloud
  • Thors Cave and the Manifold Valley
  • White Nancy Circular (from Bollington)
  • Win Hill Circular (from either Hope or Ladybower)
  • Wolfscote Dale, Hartington & the Tissington Trail

Interested in any of these guided classic Peak District routes / hikes? Please get in touch today! Click Here >

Or I can plan a completely bespoke route to suite your needs.

If you are staying in a particular area of the Peak District, Cheshire or Derbyshire and would like to explore the area but don’t know what’s around, I can also come up with various suggestions for mountain walks and lower level alternatives which can be done from your area.

Yorkshire Dales Guided Walks:

  • Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge (25 miles – Pen y Ghent, Whernside & Ingleborough)
  • Buckden Pike
  • Dodd Fell Hill & Drumaldrace from Hawes
  • Fountains Fell & Darnbrook Fell
  • Gragareth, Green Hill and Great Coum
  • Great Shunner Fell
  • Great Whernside (from Kettlewell)
  • Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes along the Pennine Way (linear)
  • Ingleborough Circular
  • Malham Cove, Gordale Scar & Janet’s Foss
  • Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale along the Pennine Way (linear)
  • Pen y Ghent & Plover Hill Circular (from Horton in Ribblesdale)
  • The Howgills (various routes, including The Calf & Cautley Spout)
  • Whernside Circular (from the Ribblehead Viaduct)

Interested in any of these classic guided Yorkshire Dales routes / hikes? Please get in touch today! Click Here >

Or I can plan a completely bespoke route to suite your needs.

If you are staying in a particular area of the Yorkshire Dales and would like to explore the area but don’t know what’s around, I can also come up with various suggestions for mountain walks and lower level alternatives which can be done from your area.

North Pennines Guided Walks:

  • Backstone Edge & Dufton Pike
  • Cold Fell
  • Cross Fell & a visit to the bothy (Greg’s Hut)
  • Cross Fell & Great Dun Fell
  • High Cup Nick
  • Mickle Fell (MOD permit required which I can arrange)
  • Murton Fell & Meldon Hill
  • Nine Standards Rigg

Interested in any of these classic guided North Pennines routes / hikes? Please get in touch today! Click Here >

Or I can plan a completely bespoke route to suite your needs.

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If you’re thinking of hiring a Mountain Leader for a guided hike, walk, charity challenge or similar – or just simply have a question about any of my services or what I can offer, then please do not hesitate to contact me today!

Some examples of popular routes which I can lead you on.. (Click for more info):

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