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

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

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

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

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.

TINTERN ABBEY AND DEVIL’S PULPIT CIRCULAR Level Moderate Elevation gain 328m Length 8.2km (2hr 35min) Description A loop that includes Tintern Abbey and a climb to Devil’s Pulpit for spectacular views