Moughton

The walk up Moughton is proper Yorkshire limestone - steep in places, loose underfoot where it matters, and honestly worth every bit of the grind. You're looking at maybe two hours up from the Settle side, following paths that climb through scrubland and grass moorland until the slope steepens near the summit. The views back across Ribblesdale are the real payoff: Pen-y-ghent rises up opposite, and on a clear day you can trace the valley floor all the way down towards Settle itself.

It's not one for young children unless they're experienced walkers - the terrain gets proper awkward in patches and there's no shelter or facilities on the hill itself. But for anyone who enjoys a no-nonsense fell walk with limestone geology on display, this delivers. The peak itself is fairly stark, nothing fancy, just high ground and wind and a proper sense of having earned your lunch.

Walkers tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks circuit often tag Moughton as a warmer-up or cool-down, though it's steep enough to be its own thing. Spring and autumn are best - summer can get boggy in the lower reaches, and winter makes the upper slopes genuinely hazardous. The walk is free, naturally. Allow a solid three hours there and back if you're not rushing, more if you're stopping for photographs or the view.

The Dalesbridge Campsite and Orcaber Farm both lie within striking distance - two or three miles away - so you could base yourself at either and make this a proper walking day. Neither is full of frills, but that's rather the point up here.