CHALLENGE WALKS
Challenge walking holidays take you to the highest summits and wildest ground in Britain, with experienced HF Holidays Leaders handling the planning, the route, and the navigation. These holidays require more stamina but reward with spectacular scenery and maximum bragging rights. Each evening you return to the comfort of an HF Country House for a well-earned three-course meal.
Exhilarating walking challenges
Challenge walks sit at the top of our walking scale, graded 5 and 6. Expect long days, sustained ascents and descents, and rough or rocky mountain terrain. Some routes take in a single major peak such as Scafell Pike or Ben Nevis. Others string together a series of summits in a day, as on the Yorkshire Three Peaks or a skyline circuit. Good fitness and some hill walking experience will help you get the most from the days ahead.
Where our challenge walks take you
Our challenge walks cover Britain's best-known high ground. Take on the Peak District skyline, the Shropshire Hills, Scafell Pike in the Lake District, Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, or the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside, and Ingleborough. Each holiday is based at an HF Country House or partner hotel, with transport to and from the walks included.
Every challenge walk is led by one of our 600 trained volunteer HF Leaders. Each completes thorough training and assessment, including first aid, and knows the route and terrain in detail.
