25 highland braeriach

DOUBLE MUNRO SCRAMBLE

Runners-up rarely get the attention they deserve, but two days on Britain’s second-highest peak BEN MACDUI will show you why this is the king of the Scottish hills.

Skip Wales’ highest peak and head for the runner-up, CARNEDD LLEWELYN . It’s a mountain with history, with attitude, with views, and with more than a few stories to tell.

From invisible hills to a mountain that might make you mad...

■ Distance: 9¼ miles/14.8km ■ Time: 7 hours ...

■ Distance: 5½ miles/8.5km ■ Time: 6-7hours ■Grade: ...