23 stirling conic hill

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

Andrew Galloway walks a linear route that’s a microcosm of Wales’ best bits

■ Distance: 7½ miles/12km ■ Time: 4-5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

I am lying hip-deep in a peat bog looking up at the grey, ominous sky and pondering my life choices. My backpack is so heavy with all my food, water and camping gear that I can’t actually get up. I am

■ Distance: 11 miles/17.5km ■  Time: 6 hours ■  Grade: Challenging

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