Beinn dorain

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

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

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

Some mountains live up to their names better than others. BEN MORE is one that certainly does, but first we need some disambiguation: exactly which Ben More are we talking about?

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