Beinn na Cloiche

The walk up Beinn na Cloiche from Kinlochleven is steep, relentless, and absolutely worth doing if you've got good legs and better weather. This isn't a gentle hill ramble - it's a proper slog that climbs nearly 2,500 feet, and you'll feel every one of them, especially on the final push to the summit. The views from the top, though, make the huffing and puffing worthwhile. On a clear day you're looking out across the Mamores and towards Ben Nevis, which is the whole point of coming to this part of the Highlands, really.

It'll take you the best part of four to five hours round trip depending on fitness, so come prepared with water and something to eat at the top. The route itself isn't technically difficult - it's just arduous - which means hill walkers of moderate ability can manage it, but families with young kids should probably look elsewhere. Blackwater Hostel and Glamping Campsite sits about six miles away in Kinlochleven if you need somewhere to rest afterwards.

The mountain doesn't draw crowds the way Ben Nevis does, which is genuinely one of its best selling points. You'll have stretches where you see nobody, just heather and moorland falling away beneath you. Go early and you might have the summit to yourself, at least for a bit. That's a rare thing in the Highlands these days.