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By Daniel Graham\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 10 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Autumn in Britain sees a wash of breathtaking seasonal colours spread across the countryside. Trees turn red, yellow and gold, hills and moors glow russet and red, and our hedgerows bow beneath the weight of ripe berries and fruits.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a great season for for wildlife spotting too, with highlights including foraging jays and squirrels<\/a>, rutting deer<\/a>, overwintering wildfowl and waders<\/a>, and the incredible salmon run<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So why not make the most of it and get outside?<\/p>\n

From bracing hikes over windswept moorlands to gentle woodland strolls, perfect for families, our guide to Britain\u2019s best autumn walks has something for everyone.<\/p>\n

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Beech forests produce some of the best colours for an autumn walk\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Best autumn walks in England<\/h2>\n

Allen Banks, Northumberland<\/h3>\n

3.5 miles\/5.6km | 2.5 hours | moderate\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Take an autumn wander through a deep-cut river gorge, cascading with wooded slopes, bubbling rivers and busy wildlife\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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This hidden corner of Northumberland<\/a> presents a real lost-world feel. Where the River Allen has cut a precipitous gorge on its winding course to join the River Tyne, that sense is reinforced. Forests of beech and oak cascade down the steep-sided valley, the largest area of ancient woodland in Northumberland.<\/p>\n

October is the best time to visit as autumn takes hold and the trees present a final flourish of colour<\/a> before their leaves fall to the woodland floor. Allen Banks is also home to some spectacular fungi<\/a>, including puffballs, sulphur tufts and fairy inkcaps, adding to the allure of an autumn wander.<\/p>\n

Allen Banks walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Savernake Forest, Wiltshire<\/h3>\n
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5.9 miles\/9.5km | 3-4 hours | easy-moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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Savernake Forest contains thousands of veteran oaks, offering the opportunity to stumble upon a remarkable tree around every corner\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Afew miles south of the historic town of Marlborough lies a sprawling 2,750-acre forest, once a popular hunting area where royalty chased stags<\/a> past trees that still stand today.<\/p>\n

Savernake is now in private ownership (but open to the public and managed by the Forestry Commission) and is believed to hold the highest concentration of veteran trees in Europe. Several of these specimens have been bestowed with names that reflect their age and history, including the imposing Big Belly Oak, one of the oldest oak trees in Britain.<\/p>\n

Savernake Forest walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Rhinefield Forest, Hampshire<\/h3>\n

3.2 miles\/5.1km | 2 hours | easy<\/em><\/p>\n

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Take a sensory stroll past towering redwoods and monumental firs\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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A pine-scented route that sweeps through the heart of the New Forest National Park<\/a>, Rhinefield Ornamental Drive is home to some of the tallest trees in England.<\/p>\n

Alongside the oak, ash and beech, non-native trees are an outstanding feature of the park. Lining the Drive are fifty-metre-tall redwoods and mighty Douglas firs that were planted by the Victorians in the 1850s.<\/p>\n

Rhinefield walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Buttermere and Rannerdale Knotts, Cumbria<\/h3>\n

7.5 miles\/12km | 5 hours | moderate\u2013challenging<\/em><\/p>\n

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Vikings settled in Cumbria in the 9th and 10th centuries, and it is thought that the word Buttermere derived from their descendants led by a Norse chieftain called Buthar\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Henry David Thoreau wrote of tramping eight or 10 miles to \u201ckeep an appointment with a beech tree, a yellow birch or an old acquaintance among the pines\u201d. Here in the Lakes, visitors can do the same with a walk of about eight miles, first climbing to the crest of\u00a0Rannerdale Knotts\u00a0before returning via the iconic Buttermere Pines.<\/p>\n

This autumn walk includes some of the Lake District<\/a>\u2019s most beautiful trees and forests, where myth and legend tangle with the Scots pines and the golden needles of larches.<\/p>\n

Buttermere walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tarr Steps, Somerset<\/h3>\n

7.1 miles\/11.5km | 4.5 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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This gentle ramble meanders alongside the river before looping through Withypool and climbing for gorgeous views over Exmoor\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Tarr Steps is one of Exmoor<\/a>\u2019s true hidden treasures, especially in autumn \u2013 once you\u2019ve discovered it, you\u2019ll find yourself drawn back time and time.<\/p>\n

Tucked away down a narrow lane five\u00a0miles from Dulverton, the steps are\u00a0an ancient clapper bridge\u00a0\u2013 large flat slabs of stone\u00a0placed on stone supports \u2013 across the River Barle, which dates back to around\u00a01000 BC. Local legend says the five-tonne slabs were placed here by the Devil to win a bet with a local giant (apparently Old Nick still\u00a0has sunbathing rights on\u00a0its stones).<\/p>\n

Tarr Steps walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Birchover, Derbyshire<\/h3>\n
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Robin Hoods Stride\u00a0near the village of Elton in the Peak District\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Surrounding the Peak District<\/a> village of Birchover is a haunting landscape of gritstone bluffs, standing stones, burial mounds and Bronze-Age stone circles, hidden in inky woodland or exposed on windswept upland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The paths here are littered with the history and mythology of the south-east Peak, from the hermit of Cratcliffe Tor who led travellers to safety off the ancient Portway trail, to the notorious outlaw who leapt across the soaring pillars that straddled Robin Hood\u2019s Stride. Rowtor Rocks tells a story of prehistoric rock art and Victorian sculpture, while Stanton Moor reveals 4,000 years of human activity.<\/p>\n

Discover all this and more on a 5.3-mile walk through the Peak District National Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Birchover walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cragside, Northumberland<\/h3>\n

2.7 miles\/3.8km | 1.5 hours | easy<\/em><\/p>\n

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The route runs alongside Tumbleton Lake \u2013 on a still day, the reflections are magical\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Towering trees thick with colour, lakes and brooks criss-crossed by bridges, and a fantastical country mansion \u2013 enter the watery world of Cragside, an enchanting estate dreamt up by an ambitious inventor.<\/p>\n

On this walk, look out for Douglas fir, western hemlock, giant sequoia \u2013 some towering above 50m \u2013 along with beech, Norway spruce, pedunculate oak, Norway maple, Scots pine, larch, common lime and silver birch, creating a majestic riot of autumn colour. It\u2019s a true woodland wonder<\/p>\n

Cragside walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Old man of Coniston, Cumbria<\/h3>\n

6.7 miles\/10.6km | 5 hours | moderate\u2013challenging<\/em><\/p>\n

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Coniston Water \u2013 the third largest waterbody in the Lake District \u2013 sits beneath The Old Man\u2019s russet-coloured slopes on a sunny day in autumn\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The village of Coniston, an attractive little\u00a0spot bisected by\u00a0the bustling waters of a mountain stream, sits near the northern end of beautiful Coniston\u00a0Water in Cumbria.<\/p>\n

It is an area that was made famous for Victorian tourists\u00a0by John Ruskin, who has a grandiose\u00a0memorial in the churchyard. There are still memories of those days in the rebuilt elegant 19th-century\u00a0steam yacht gondola that offers regular trips on the lake.<\/p>\n

Old man of Coniston walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Teign Gorge, Devon<\/h3>\n

4.3miles\/6.9km | 3 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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The River Teign runs through Fingle Wood in northern Dartmoor\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The River Teign tumbles off windswept moors, swirling and carving through a spectacular gorge overhung with crooked oaks and beeches. The fresh autumn air invigorates the soul, while the peace is occasionally broken by the chilling bellows of a stag ready to rut.<\/p>\n

Deep within this valley in the northern fringes of Dartmoor National Park, an ancient woodland is returning.<\/p>\n

Teign Gorge walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Rivington Terraced Gardens, Lancashire<\/h3>\n

2.7 miles\/4.3km | 1.5 hours | easy\u2013moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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Autumn is a particularly rewarding time to visit the gardens, when deep carpets of fallen leaves line the paths and fungi flourish\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Like the remains of a lost civilisation, the ruins and follies of Lord Leverhulme\u2019s terraced gardens add a real spirit of adventure and discovery\u00a0to an autumn exploration\u00a0of Rivington Wood.<\/p>\n

In the early 20th century, soap baron Lord Leverhulme created a terraced garden of Japanese lakes, pagodas, archways, Romanesque bridges and an elaborate ballroom. By 1925 it was all abandoned and today is being reclaimed by nature. It\u2019s a great place to spice up a walk with a game of \u2018hide and seek\u2019.<\/p>\n

Rivington Terraced Gardens walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Stourhead, Wiltshire<\/h3>\n

5.5 miles\/8.8km | 3 hours | moderate \u2013 route courtesy of the National Trust<\/em><\/p>\n

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Palladian bridge and the lakeside Pantheon at the National Trust\u2019s Stourhead\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The 5-mile \u00a0King Alfred\u2019s Tower walk (2 hours)\u00a0takes you up through beautiful woodland to King Alfred\u2019s Tower, a 160ft-high folly designed for Stourhead\u2019s owner Henry Hoare II in 1772. There are truly spectacular views from the top, with the deep autumnal hues of red, russet and yellow from surrounding forest. It is not open to visitors every day, so make sure you check out the best times to visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

King Alfred\u2019s Tower walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Brownsea Island, Dorset<\/h3>\n

1 miles\/1.6km | 30 mins | easy \u2013 route courtesy of the National Trust<\/em><\/p>\n

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Brownsea Ferns turn russet in autumn\/Credit: Chris Lacey, National Trust Images<\/span><\/figcaption> National Trust Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

On Brownsea\u2019s easy Lake and Heath Walk (1 mile\/1.6 km, 40 mins)\u00a0there are a whole range of bright hues to enjoy, from sweet chestnuts and beeches to hazel trees and scarlet oaks from North America. Even the local wildlife adds to the vibrant atmosphere, with migrant redstarts and the local population of red squirrels<\/a> as the stars of the show. This easy walk will take you round the island to enjoy all the delights of the season, with sweeping coastal views thrown in for good measure. Combine your visit with a Poole Harbour Boat Cruise<\/a> for one of the one of the best autumn and winter bird spectacles in the UK.<\/p>\n

Brownsea walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Ashridge, Hertfordshire<\/h3>\n

5.9 miles\/9.4km | 3 hours | moderate \u2013 route courtesy of the National Trust<\/em><\/p>\n

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Look out for resident muntjacs or fallow deer herds through the trees\/Credit:\u00a0Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Autumn Colour Trail (5.9 miles\/9.4km, 3 hours) at Ashridge leads you through some of the most spectacular woodland and parkland at Ashridge. Every corner you turn or hill you climb will give you more breath-taking views of autumnal colour.<\/p>\n

The final stretch of the trail offers a stunning palette of colours provided by the beech, oak and lime trees, and if you have the time to climb the monument, the views are dazzling. Lucky wildlife spotters may catch a glimpse of the resident muntjacs<\/a> or fallow deer herds through the trees. In autumn the fallow deer are particularly active as the bucks are busy trying to attract during the rut.<\/p>\n

Ashridge walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Belton House, Lincolnshire<\/h3>\n

3.2 miles\/5.1km | 1.5 hours | easy\u2013moderate \u2013 route courtesy of the National Trust<\/em><\/p>\n

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The magical, misty mornings and crisp, clear days of autumn are an ideal time to enjoy Belton Park\u2019s colours\/Credit:\u00a0Rika Gordan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Autumn reds, yellows and golden browns can be found all over Belton, from the adventure playground and parkland to the tranquil views overlooking the boating lakes. The magical misty mornings and crisp, clear days of autumn are an ideal time to enjoy the wonderful succession of changing colours. As you explore the estate on Belton Park Walk (3.2 miles\/5.1km, 1.5 hours)\u00a0you can rustle your way through fallen leaves and enjoy the gorgeous golds and yellows of the lime trees along the cobbled drive. Closer to the house, rich ruby and russet creepers clad the honey-coloured walls of the West Courtyard, where the sharp but sweet aroma of ripening quinces lingers on the air.<\/p>\n

Belton Park walking route and map\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Best autumn walks in Scotland<\/h2>\n

Glen Affric, Highland<\/h3>\n

11 miles\/16.6km | 6-7 hours | moderate\u2013challenging<\/em><\/p>\n

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Enjoy an 11-mile hike around the shores of Glen Affric, the Highland\u2019s most beautiful glen\/Credit:\u00a0Julian Elliott Photography, Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Often hailed as the Highlands\u2019 most beautiful glen, Glen Affric not only boasts shimmering lochs and rugged mountains, but it is also one of the largest remnants of the pine forest that used to cover much of Scotland. For centuries the flanks of the glen were blanketed with birch, rowan and magnificent Caledonian pines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Much of the forest was felled during the Industrial Revolution, but in recent decades Glen Affric has been at the centre of a determined attempt to conserve and extend the remaining woodland.<\/p>\n

Glen Affric walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Steall Falls and Glen Nevis, Highland<\/h3>\n

2 miles\/3.2km | 1.5 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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An Steall \u2013 also known as Steal Falls or The White Spout \u2013 dominates the valley\/Credit: Jake Graham<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Tapering south from the Highland town of Fort William, gorgeous Glen Nevis is bounded by several high, rugged mountains, including the huge bulk of Ben Nevis<\/a>, which, at 1,344m (4,409ft) above sea level, is the highest point in the British Isles. Other iconic peaks include Sgurr a\u2019 Mhaim and Stob Ban and the glen is a playground for mountaineers, mountain bikers and white-water rafters.<\/p>\n

However, it is a low-level, two-mile walk through the dramatic Nevis Gorge that really packs a punch and provides an unforgettable aural and visual experience, especially in autumn.<\/p>\n

Steall Falls walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Glenfinnan, Highland<\/h3>\n

10.6 miles\/17.1km | 7 hours | challenging<\/em><\/p>\n

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Glenfinnan Viaduct is elevated 30m above the valley floor\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Seek refuge from the cold inside one of Scotland\u2019s most majestic churches, then venture into the Highlands past the wizards\u2019 railway to a lonely mountain pass.<\/p>\n

In autumn and winter, as day breaks from a cloudless night, the glen is particularly magical. Frost envelops everything:\u00a0<\/span>the pine trees, the mountain ridges, the church\u2019s pitched roof. It dusts frozen puddles, crunches beneath feet and petrifies plants.<\/p>\n

Glenfinnan walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Birks of Aberfeldy, Perthshire<\/h3>\n

2.7 miles\/4.3km | 1.5-2 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2018Birks\u2019 is the old Scots word for birch trees\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

When Robert Burns came to visit Aberfeldy in 1787, he was so impressed by the spectacular waterfalls and birch woods outside that he wrote a poem celebrating the area\u2019s natural beauty. \u2018Birks\u2019 is the old Scots word for birch trees, and there are plenty of them around \u2013 glowing gold in autumn \u2013as you follow the path along Moness Burn.<\/p>\n

Birks of Aberfeldy walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

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Big Tree Country, Perthshire<\/h3>\n
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The River Garry winding through stunning autumn woodland\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This signed walk leads through the National Trust for Scotland Linn of Tummel, originally part of Bonskeid Estate. The large Douglas firs and Sitka spruce date from around 1900, part of a great pine planting tradition in Perthshire, sparked by the Scottish Plant Hunters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Big Tree Country walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Best autumn walks in Wales<\/h2>\n
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Waterfall Country, Powys<\/h3>\n

2.5 miles\/4km (5 miles\/8km return) | 2 hours (4 hours return) | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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Spilling water, mossy riverbeds and tree-shrouded caverns \u2013 Waterfall Country is an autumn walker\u2019s dream\/Credit: Jake Graham<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

\u201cI cannot call to mind a single valley that\u2026 comprises so much beautiful and picturesque scenery and so many interesting and special features.\u201d With these words, Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was describing neither the Amazon nor the Far East that he explored on his intrepid travels, but somewhere much closer to home: the Vale of Neath and Waterfall Country on the southern slopes of the Brecon Beacons.<\/p>\n

Waterfall Country walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

T\u0177 Hyll, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy<\/h3>\n

4.4 miles\/7.1km | 2.5 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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Discover stunning Llyn Bodgynydd\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

T\u0177 Hyll, or \u2018the Ugly House\u2019, is named for its colossal, crudely cut yet lovely stones. It\u2019s a place of uncertain origin \u2013 a brigand\u2019s hide-out, duke\u2019s folly, or maybe a t\u0177 unnos (a home built in a day to secure ownership of land). What is certain is that it\u2019s now a cosy tearoom selling fresh-baked delights and very, very good tea.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also the starting point of a peaceful woodland walk, which offers seasonal delights whether you visit in spring, summer, autumn or winter.<\/span><\/p>\n

T\u0177 Hyll walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Coed y Brenin, Gwynedd<\/h3>\n

3.5 miles\/5.6km | 2 hours |easy-moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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A series of cascades run through the heart of Coed y Brenin\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

In Snowdonia\u2019s rain-soaked forests, everything is clean and wet. Mist rises, trees transpire, moisture kisses your skin and wets your lips. Oxygen-rich air lifts your spirits and the sound of water fills your ears as it trickles down tracks, bubbles through moss, and crashes in creeks.<\/p>\n

Coed y Brenin Forest Park is managed for timber and recreation, with well-marked mountain-bike, walking and running trails.<\/p>\n

Coed y Brenin walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Plas Power Woods, Wrexham<\/h3>\n

1.5 miles\/2.4km | 1 hour | easy<\/em><\/p>\n

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Clywedog Trail follows the river to Wrexham via Minera Lead Mines\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Vale of Clywedog wriggles defiantly through a part of the map that red lines and grey blocks dominate. And through it, the delightfully sylvan 9km Clywedog Trail follows the river to Wrexham via Minera Lead Mines, the corn mills at Kings Mill and Nant Mill, Bersham Ironworks, the Turkey Paper Mill and the William Emes-designed open parkland of Erddig Estate, where the trees are a true delight come autumn.<\/p>\n

Plas Power walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Carn Pica, Powys<\/h3>\n
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Look out for wild ponies on the ridge up to Carn Pica\/Credit: Daniel Graham<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Brecon Beacons National\u00a0Park comprises many great peaks, each as worthy as the next \u2013 one of the most understated of all these is Carn Pica.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no easy way to get to the summit of this mountain, which rises more than 750m above sea level. You can approach it from the long, sprawling mass of Bryn and the boggy uplands of Waun Rydd, or from the west and the Central Peaks of Pen y Fan<\/a> and Cribyn<\/a>. One of the quietest ways to reach the summit, however, is from the east and Talybont Reservoir. It\u2019s a steep route to the top, but on an early autumn day the slopes are blanketed in pink heather, and views of the surrounding woodland add a tint of gold to the scene.<\/p>\n

Carn Pica walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Best walks in Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n

Tollymore Forest Park, County Down<\/h3>\n

Variable distances, from half-mile to six-mile trails<\/em><\/p>\n

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Look for giant redwoods and Monterey pines in Tollymore Forest Park\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

T<\/span>he River Shimna rises on the rutted slopes of the Mourne Mountains, gurgling over granite and heather before dropping into the shadowy depths of Tollymore Forest.<\/span><\/p>\n

In autumn, burnt-orange beech leaves cling to ashen spurs, their increasing minimalism countered by majestic evergreens and low-lying reefs of mosses, liverworts and feathery ferns. The forest\u2019s saturation and decay are palpable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tollymore Forest walking routes<\/a><\/p>\n

Glenariff Nature Reserve, County Antrim<\/h3>\n
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In autumn and winter the rivers swell, accentuating their beauty\/Credit: Dawid Kalisinski Photography, Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Rivers Glenariff and Inver have cut right through this spectacular steep-sided gorge \u2013 the Queen of the Glens.<\/p>\n

These rivers can be lively and dramatic as they tumble over boulders and a series of three impressive waterfalls. But then they become\u00a0suddenly calm and tranquil, flowing lazily through oak and beech woodland, sunlight streaming through the fresh new leaves.<\/p>\n

Glenariff Nature Reserve walking routes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n

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