10 of the best winter walks

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Kinder Scout, Peak District
Well-clad and shod hill-walkers revel in this hard puff to the highest and most dramatic viewpoint in the Dark Peak - Kinder Scout and Kinder Edge, scene of the famous 1932 Mass Trespass. More of a magnificent plateau than a peak, the exposed, windswept moorland offers vast views, red cheeks, filled lungs and a massive sense of wellbeing.

Practicalities From Bowden Bridge Quarry car park follow Kinder Road and White Brow to ascend William Clough to Ashop Head. Return; or if energetic and properly equipped, follow the Pennine Way south along Kinder Edge, descending by Oaken Clough and Coldwell Clough.

Length 5½ miles Ashop Head and back; 8½ miles round walk.

Pint and a warm-up The Sportsman, Kinder Road, Hayfield (01663 741565).