I came across a list of mountains called the Dales 30, which were all over 2,000ft and all located within the boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. (They also have drops of 99ft in each direction). Just to explain that Jonathan Smith chose the 2,000ft criteria as its pretty much the difference between a mountain and a hill.

This is a great 8.5 mile walk heading off from the National Parks Centre car park in Grassington, which includes a stretch of riverside walk, a bit of industrial heritage, walking through old lead mines and some great moorland views.

As I’m off in May to the Highlands of Scotland for a few days walking with some old friends, it has motivated me for the need to get a...

As part of my mission to climb Yorkshire’s 30 Highest Peaks, we had found a route on Jonathan Smith’s great Where2Walk website which...