Cow hill, highland

You don’t need all day to have a big adventure, as this Holy Mountain proves.

Twenty-five years ago, large chunks of Eryri’s Aran range were out of bounds. That all changed in 2000. To celebrate a quarter-century of the legislation that changed the game, Trail set out to walk the entire ridge… unobstructed.

Some mountains live up to their names better than others. BEN MORE is one that certainly does, but first we need some disambiguation: exactly which Ben More are we talking about?

SKILLS, TIPS & TRICKS TO GET YOU HIKING LIKE A PRO

There’s so much to fall in love with on the Misty Isle

■ Distance: 6 miles/9.7km ■ Time: 2½-3hours ■ Grade: Easy