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

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

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

Stefan Durkacz traces an old rail route on a superb full-day walk

■ Distance: 11½ miles/18.2km ■ Time: 7 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

LOCATION – the one thing that affects most the value of any property. That’s nothing new, though. Even in the Dark Ages, those who had need to build strongholds for protection from their enemies place