Llwyn Bryn-Dinas

The walk up Llwyn Bryn-Dinas near Welshpool is short but steep, and frankly, that's its charm. You're looking at roughly 20 minutes of genuine effort to reach the summit, with views across the Tanat Valley that make the huffing worthwhile. It's not a mountain proper - more a proper hill that punches above its weight.

The peak itself sits at a modest height, but the exposed moorland gives you that satisfying sense of exposure you don't always get from lower ground in Wales. On a clear day you can pick out the broader Mid Wales landscape rolling away in all directions. The path is well-trodden, though it can be boggy after rain, so decent boots matter.

This works brilliantly for families with children old enough to manage a brisk walk without complaining, and genuinely committed hill walkers often combine it with other walks in the area. It's not the sort of place you'll spend hours, but that's fine - you're looking at a solid hour and a half round trip from the car park. Worth doing either early in the day or late afternoon when the light's best.

If you're staying at nearby Tanat Holiday Park, it makes an excellent morning outing before breakfast gets cold, or a decent evening leg-stretch. There's no visitor facilities up top - bring water - and it costs nothing to walk it. Welshpool is your nearest town for supplies and somewhere warm if Welsh weather turns properly miserable.