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

It is tempting to think of autumn and early winter as the time to stop touring for the winter and settle down to a few months of Barbados sun or watching Pointless, depending on budget. Certainly, no

TINTERN ABBEY AND DEVIL’S PULPIT CIRCULAR Level Moderate Elevation gain 328m Length 8.2km (2hr 35min) Description A loop that includes Tintern Abbey and a climb to Devil’s Pulpit for spectacular views

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.

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

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