We leafed through the well-thumbed pages of our atlas until North Wales stopped us in our tracks. Anglesey felt like a place apart. A few weeks later, we found ourselves waist-high in prickly gorse, s

■ Distance: 6 miles/9.6km ■ Time: 2¾ hours ...

□ Distance: 6¾ miles/10.7km □ Time: 3-4hours n ...

As we wandered the labyrinthine trails, winding through fantastic rock formations and swaying birch trees of Brimham Rocks, I realised this unusual landscape must be like a natural theme park for many

□ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.6km □ Time: 3 hours ...

□ Distance: 7½ miles/11.7km □ Time: 4 hours ...