Tal y Garreg

The walk up Tal y Garreg takes about forty minutes from the village of Tywyn, and rewards you with views across Cardigan Bay that stretch for miles on a clear day. It's not dramatic in the Alpine sense - the peak sits at around 600 metres - but there's something satisfying about the moorland approach and the sudden openness once you reach the top.

The path is well-trodden and manageable for most walkers, though it does get boggy underfoot after rain. Bring proper boots. The real appeal here is solitude. Unlike the busier peaks further north, you're unlikely to queue for selfies. History walkers might find the isolated stone walls and old boundaries interesting, though there's not much interpretation on the ground.

Families with older kids will enjoy it, but younger ones could get restless on the way up - it's moorland walking rather than dramatic scrambling. Allow two hours return if you're a steady pace, longer if you want to sit about and absorb things.

If you're staying at one of the nearby camps - Cae Du is your closest option at under two miles away - this makes a proper morning or afternoon excursion without eating your whole day. The weather can turn quickly up here, so check the forecast. Summer is plainly best, though autumn brings crisp light that makes the views pop. Winter's moody if you like that sort of thing, but the path becomes genuinely slippery.