‘peak of the little loch’

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

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

After crossing Scotland on foot following their own bespoke routes, graduates of the TGO Challenge Class of 2025 tell first-hand tales of heatwaves, high camps and bog-trotting through the landscape on this truly unique long-distance journey

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.

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

■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.3km ■ Time: 2½ hours ■ Grade: Easy