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

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.

■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.3km ■ Time: 2½ hours ■ Grade: Easy

A little light mountain camping makes this 3-dayer in Snowdonia the perfect long weekend route.

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

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