Alteknacker wrote:I can only speak for the ones I've done; and much as I love Snowdonia, and indeed the Lakes, for me there's nothing there that can begin to hold a candle to the 1. Cuillin Ridge; 2. Torridon Ridge (Beinn Eighe/Liathach/Ben Alligin.
bootsandpaddles wrote:Amazing that nothing on Skye gets into the top 10
basscadet wrote:Yeah, where is the round of corrie Lagan? Surely the best, No?
Totally agree that the most glaring omission is the Cuillin of Skye!
The complete ridge is surely the greatest single "route" in the British Isles, in every conceivable way - and I say this having only done most sections of it on separate occasions. Of those sections I agree with basscadet that the Coire Lagan round is probably the best/grandest/greatest.
gaffr wrote:Difficulty in defining what a route is and what is meant by Greatest?
Good point. Not clear what can and can't be included in a "route", or how long it can be - single day or multi-day. Climbing (as on Cuillin Ridge) doesn't appear to be ruled out. Trail mag should have said "Britain's Favourite..." or "Britain's Most Popular..." "Greatest" implies a more objective judgement than "favourite", in which case, I suppose, it should be defined by certain criteria (which there would be much disagreement about!).
RTC wrote:...Having the Fairfield Horseshoe, a pleasant walk, between the Aonach Eagach and An Teallach hight's it's daftness. ...shows that people like what they know rather than know what they like.
I couldn't agree more with both those statements. Well said.
Mal Grey wrote:I do think that Tryfan and Bristly Ridge IS one of the greatest routes in the UK, but not THE best. Some of the others wouldn't register in my top 10 Lake District, let alone Britain.
Totally agree on both counts. What is the Fairfield Horsehoe doing on that list? Maybe it's the only hill walk a lot of voters have ever done. I like your list - mine would be very similar, though I haven't done Suilven or the round of Coire Lair (I look forward to doing both one day!).