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MOUNTAIN, RIVER & MOORLAND LOOP

MOUNTAIN GULLY SCRAMBLE

If you want to experience some of the airiness associated with YR WYDDFA ’s (Snowdon’s) edgiest routes, but with a focus more on walking rather than scrambling, the South Ridge is hard to beat.

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

■Distance: 6¼ miles/10.1km ■Time: 6 hours ■Grade: ...

It’s the busiest time of year for Britain’s beautiful places. Yet as these locations prove, you can find silence, sensational scenery and space to breathe.