Foel Dryll

The walk up Foel Dryll from Bala takes you through proper hill country without the crowds you'd hit on Snowdon. It's a straightforward climb of around 550 metres, doable in an afternoon with decent legs and halfway decent weather.

What makes it worth doing is the view once you're up there. You get sight lines across the Penllyn valley and towards Cader Idris if visibility's on your side. The summit itself is a bit bare - don't expect a café or even much shelter - but that's partly the point. It feels like actual fell-walking rather than a visitor attraction.

Families with older children will manage it fine. Younger kids might find the middle section a slog, and the terrain can be boggy depending on rainfall. Allow two to three hours round trip if you're not moving fast. Go on a clear day and you'll wonder why more people bother with the tourist peaks. Go on a grey one and you'll spend half the time in cloud.

If you're based at Tyn Cornel Camping near Bala, this sits nicely into a wider walking week around the area. It's the sort of hill that gets forgotten between the bigger names, which means you'll likely have it largely to yourself. That's not a flaw. Just park near Bala town centre and follow the track up - locals know the way.