■ Distance: 10 miles/16.5km ■ Time: 7 hours ...

7 11.3km / 7 miles / 4.5 hours Ascent 680m/2231ft

2 10.8km / 6.7 miles / 8-9 hours Ascent 1224m/4016ft

When we visited Beddgelert last June, we left home in shorts and T-shirts following a heatwave across the UK. The sun was shining, and we were confident it would stay warm for the week ahead. So imagi

JB Smith goes searching for solitude in the forested folds of the Rhinogs – and finds himself falling under the spell of Eryri/Snowdonia’s quieter side

□Distance: 10 miles/16km □Time: 7 hours □ Grade: Challenging ...