20 gwynedd bardsey island

■Distance: 5½ miles/8.8km ■Time: 3 hours ■Grade: ...

■Distance: 6½ miles/10.4km ■Time: 3 hours ■Grade: Moderate ...

MOUNTAIN, RIVER & MOORLAND LOOP

MOUNTAIN GULLY SCRAMBLE

Jim Perrin conjures more Eryri magic, folding time on a lesser-known scramble to Wales’ highest peak

Over the stippled swell of the Firth of Clyde soars a gannet. A pair of long, black-tipped wings catches the late-August light as the bird tilts on the breeze. It’s on fish patrol – curving low then r