Our celebration of mighty mini-peaks kicks off on the North Wales coast, where this scenic summit offers all the gain – without the strain.

□ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.6km □ Time: 3 hours ...

□Distance: 10 miles/16km □Time: 7 hours □ Grade: Challenging ...

We leafed through the well-thumbed pages of our atlas until North Wales stopped us in our tracks. Anglesey felt like a place apart. A few weeks later, we found ourselves waist-high in prickly gorse, s

□ Distance: 3¼ miles/5.3km □ Time: 2 hours ...

■ Distance: 6 miles/9.6km ■ Time: 2¾ hours ...