Edge Top

The walk up to Edge Top from Skipton takes you through proper Dales countryside, and once you're there, the view across Wharfedale stops you dead. It's a fell top without the brutality - high enough to feel like you've earned something, but not so remote that you'll need specialist kit.

This is where walkers come to breathe. The ridge walk from here is excellent, especially if you're tackling the longer Wharfedale routes. On a clear day you can see for miles. On a cloudy day, well, you're still getting fresh air and decent leg work done.

Allow two to three hours from Skipton town centre if you're making a proper outing of it - the walk itself isn't punishing, but the terrain can be muddy depending on the season. Winter and spring mud here is no joke. Autumn's your sweet spot. It's free, obviously - it's a fell top - though you'll want decent boots and a map or a phone with offline maps loaded.

If you're basing yourselves at either Wharfedale Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite or Wood Nook, both just couple of miles away, Edge Top makes for a cracking afternoon's work. Not a scramble, not a technical climb. Just a solid Yorkshire walk with views that remind you why you drove up north in the first place.