One of our most popular guided walks, and many would argue that ‘The Great Ridge’ is the finest walk in the Peak District! We often start this walk from the village of Hope, and follow low level paths through meadows to the village of Castleton, famous for its castle and Blue John Caves. Read more…
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Peak Forest via Rushup Edge – Peak District Walks
Peak Forest and beyond Rushup Edge Time Taken – 4 hours This was a new walk for me and one that was taken initially as a mistake, having made a decision to proceed instead of returning to Peak Forest, we “found” Rushup Edge then had to find our way back. Since that first attempt, which Read more…
Round walk from Chelmorton
This brilliant circular walk has it all – a riverside stroll through Wye Dale, Bronze Age tumuli and ancient trackways, panoramic views over Monsal Dale, a Neolithic burial chamber, a cracking village pub. And it starts and ends with one of the best preserved historic landscapes in the country. The walk’s around 6 miles long Read more…
Peak District Walking group camp out the summer solstice on the top of Swondon
To celebrate the summer solstice longest day shortest night a group of intrepid soul up for something different opted to spend the night under the stars somewhere on Mount Snowdon. Setting of at around 5pm from the meeting point in Betws-Y-Coed for the drive to Pen-y-Pass, the evening looked like being a good one Read more…
Peak District Guided Walking and Climbing Holidays
GUIDED WALKING AND CLIMBING HOLIDAYS Outdoor Scene Adventures has a vast amount of experience – experiences for you to enjoy and years of experience to give you confidence to venture into the great outdoors. The Company is run by Mick and his son Andy. Mick is a qualified Mountain Leader and Andy is Read more…
Parwich – Circular Walk
Start at: Parwich . Grid ref: SK 187 544 . Difficulty: Easy . Distance: 8 km . From the centre of Parwich head along Dam Lane to where it bends to the right. Take the footpath on the left here and follow it through the fields for just over a kilometre ignoring paths heading off. Read more…
Outdoor Scene Adventures – A Walk to the Aircraft Wreck Sites on Bleaklow
The group at Old Woman on the crossroads of the Pennine Way and the Doctor’s Gate path at the start of the walk, the first part is on the old Roman road which drops into the gorge with fine views of the open ground before crossing the stream for a break. Here we started Read more…
OUTDOOR SCENE ADVENTURES – A first time group
Friday the 18th March made for a very enjoyable walk to introduce a group of tour operators from all over India to the Peak District, we started by meeting the mixed group at the Losehill House Hotel where they had spent a very comfortable night, after a short introduction and talk about where they would Read more…
On the Banks of the Wye – The Peak District’s Perfect Picnic Place
If you are looking for somewhere to go for a picnic, that is accessible, yet wild, you need go no further than the banks of the River Wye in Monsal Dale at the very heart of the Peak District. If you are driving, the place to park is off the A6, approximately mid-way between Ashford-in-the-Water Read more…
Monyash to Over Haddon Via Lathkill Dale
Monyash to Over Haddon via Lathkill Dale – This walk can be done at any time of the day, but if you are staying in and around Monyash, it is a perfect walk for a summer’s evening; by day, Lathkill Dale is a busy hiking route, but leave it until lateafternoon or early evening, and Read more…
Monyash Short Walk Ferndale
Monyash Round Walk – Ferndale – crossing Limestone Way and Lathkill Dale This walk should take around 30mins and is suitable for all the family – in winter as with any country walk bad weather may cause parts of this walks to be muddy and slippy so wear suitable clothing. If you are driving you Read more…
Monyash Round Walk Dewpond and Quarry
NavigationContentActivities in the Peak District #comment>show backgroundshow content Things To Do Peak District Accommodation Food Peak District Villages Business Peak District Guide Late Availability and Offers Peak District Holiday Cottages Peak District Hotels Advertising With Us Derbyshire About Us Peak District Videos Walk Posted on 09 May 2011 #comment> Monyash Round Walk – Hard Rake Read more…
Monsal Head – Sheldon – Ashford in the Water – Monsal Head
Start at: Monsal Head Grid ref: SK185 715 Difficulty: Medium Distance: 9 km From the car park in front of the Monsal Head Hotel go to the top of the hill and go through the highest stile to gain a signposted footpath to “Monsal Dale”. Follow the footpath downhill to a footbridge, passing a weir Read more…
Monsal Head and Brushfield – Peak District Walks
Length: 5 miles Time: 2.5-3 hours This is a circular walk around Monsal Dale, and includes a fair bit of climbing. It begins at a popular viewpoint of the Peak District, in front of the Monsal Head Inn. There is a great vista over Cressbrook Dale and Monsal Dale, looking over the old railway Read more…
Millers Dale via Chee Dale – Peal District Walks
Millers Dale, Chelmorton and Cheedale Time taken 3 1/2 hours This is a lovely walk if you get the chance and is pretty dog friendly, offering interest to both human and canine alike with plenty of the Peak District and its Dales to enjoy. The start is at Millers Dale Station car park, which once Read more…
Magical Manifold by Les Singleton
After feeling a bit ‘stir crazy’, because we’d not been for a proper walk for about a month, we decided to get out and into the Manifold valley. If you’ve never been here, you’re missing a magical place. The walking here is always what the books would call ‘strenuous’, as you’re forever dropping into, and Read more…
Eyam via Stoney Middleton – Peak District Walks
Time taken – 2- 2.5 hours Mable ventures forth to Eyam and Stoney Middleton This is a great walk as not only is it circular, but you have the options of two friendly tea rooms and a pub, The Miners Arms, to choose from when considering a touch of sustenance at the end. It also Read more…
Great Hucklow via Foolow- Peak District Walks
Time taken: 1 ½ hours. Mable travels to Great Hucklow and Foolow This walk starts at Mable’s village of work, not far from the Queen Anne pub in Great Hucklow. It’s mainly a gentle stroll across farm tracks, but allows you to take in some great views and has the potential for spotting gliders above Read more…
Calver via Froggatt – Peak District Walks
Calver to Calver – via Froggat, Time taken 1 1/2 Hours This is a walk that really starts in a simple cow field, after the caravan site, but with a massive WOW factor. This walk has the majestic back drop of Froggatt and Curbar edge’s, something that when I remember to look up always leaves Read more…
Litton via Cressbrook Dale – Peak District Walks
2 1/2 hours Mable savours Cressbrook Dale and Litton This to me is a special local walk as it takes in some scenery that I have been in awe of since moving to the Peak District. It takes in the beautiful Cressbrook Dale with its magnificent limestone walls and outcrops plus the majestic Peters Stone, Read more…
Grindleford via Hathersage – Peak District Walks
Mable meanders from Grindleford to Hathersage Time taken – 3 hours This walk, from Grindleford out to Hathersage and back, in its various forms, has been a long time summer favourite for Mable, in her menu of Peak District walks, as half of it is taken alongside her favourite natural element – water! The River Read more…
Grindleford via Froggatt – Peak District Walks
3 hours – Mable journeys from Grindleford via Froggatt. This walk starts at Grindleford Bridge, on the north side of the Peak District National Park, though Mable and I have also been very daring on occasions, and started at Froggatt, which is equally as accessible! Walking passed the traffic lights, over Grindleford Bridge as if Read more…
Low Bradfield via Strines Moor – Peak District Walks
Mable takes on Peak District Reservoirs Time taken 3 1/2 hours This is a walk we took last summer on an initially drizzly weekend morning, starting at Low Bradfield having made a visit to watch the rowers at Dam Flask reservoir. I had only intended to pop down and maybe walk around the reservoir, but Read more…
Longnor
Start at: Longnor . Grid ref: SK 088 649 . Difficulty: Easy . Distance: 8 km . From the car park in the centre of Longnor head out of the village on the road towards Crowdecote and keep left when the road forks. Ignore the track to Gosselcroft but take the next track on the Read more…
Little Longstone via Cressbrook – Peak District Walks
Little Longstone via Cressbrook Dale Time Taken 2 1/2 hours This is a walk that introduces you to some of the most dramatic and best loved of Peak District scenery as it follows a route that takes you by Monsal Head and through the fabulous Cressbrook Dale. Best taken on a clear day it is Read more…
Limestone Way Walk – Peak District Walks
The Limestone Way is a 47.5 mile trail that traverses the Peak District, so called because limestone is the most common rock found in the Peak District. The Limestone Way begins at the village of Rocester, and continues all the way to the village of Castleton. Its fairly level terrain make it popular with walkers Read more…
Les Singleton – Jack Frost nipping at our ears……
We LOVE low temp’s, so we set off to Great Longstone, where the walk started. These fish seemed quite happy under the ice in a trough outside one of the village cottages. This impressive line of troughs was ice free, though. Probably because the water was running all the time. The wall surrounding the churchyard Read more…
Lathkill Dale-Monyash to Alport – Length: 5 miles
Approximate Time: 2.5 to 3 hours This is a very straightforward and fairly short walk through one of the Peak Districts most beautiful dales, and is suitable for walkers of all age groups as it has little climbing. Lathkill Dale is the Peak Districts most central dale, with a huge variety of wildlife and geological Read more…
Kinder Scout from Edale – Peak District Walks
Start at: Edale Grid ref: SK123855 Distance: 15.0 kilometres Total ascent: 612 meters Approx. time needed: 4 hrs 46 mins Map: OL1 Dark Peak Kinder Scout from Edale From the main car park walk, or the railway station, take the road into the village past the Tourist Information Centre on the right hand to The Read more…
Hulme End
Start at: Hulme End . Grid ref: SK103 592 . Difficulty: Moderate . Distance: 9.5 km . From the car park on Hartington Road at Hulme End turn left along the road and continue to a path on the right immediately after the farm. Cross the fields moving diagonally left as you go, passing Hollow Read more…
Hopton Hall
Hopton Hall is nestled below typical Peak District hills in the hamlet of Hopton, a few minutes drive west of Wirksworth and looks out towards Carsington Reservoir, which is another few minutes drive further on. In fact, when the reservoir was constructed in the 1980’s some of Hopton Hall’s estate was swallowed by the water, Read more…
Hope to Castleton – Peak District Walks
Mable sees that Hope springs eternal as she ventures to Castleton. Time taken 1. 5 – 2 Hours This is a walk of two halves for me, one half on the outward section, shows the full glory of nature and the splendours of the some of the finest scenery in the Peak District. The second Read more…
Hope and Castleton circular – Peak District Walks
Start at: Hope Grid ref: SK171835 Distance: 13.9 kilometres Total ascent: 553 meters Approx. time needed: 4 hrs 30 mins Hope and Castleton circular From the car park in the middle of Hope turn right along the road, then right again onto Pindale road. Almost immediately a right turn brings you to a path that Read more…
Hidden Lanes from Monyash – 9 to 11 miles (with options)
Hidden Lanes from Monyash – 9 to 11 miles (with options) Monyash, once a nerve centre for lead mining in the middle portion of the Peak District, is connected to its outlying farms, neighbouring villages, ancient mines and monuments by a complicated network of lanes. Some of these have evolved into present day roads Read more…
Peak Walking Adventures – Heather covered Moors
Mid to late August is a fantastic time to walk on the Peak Districts moorlands as the heather is in flower giving the impression that many of our moors are carpeting in purple! There are only a few weeks in the year that you can see this wonderful display so if you can time your Read more…
Hathersage to Stanage Edge – Peak District Walks
Mable returns to old pastures on Stanage Edge via Hathersage Time taken: 3.5 hours This is a Peak District walk I have wanted to do for some time after seeing the millstone grit escarpment, at Stanage Edge, in a Pride and Prejudice film. I cannot say I have ever seen Mr Darcy’s “Pemberley” from the Read more…
Hathersage to Abney – Peak District Walks
Mable walks from Hathersage to Abney – Peak District Walks Time taken 2 1/2 Hours We have done quite a few walks in our time that take in both Hathersage and Abney as both represent places close to home where we have friends to visit and have been familiar with for a number of years. Read more…
Hartington and Sheen – Peak District Walks
Region: Peak District Start at: Hartington Distance: 12.2 kilometres Total ascent: 376 meters Approx. time needed: 3 hrs 45 mins Hartington and Sheen From the centre of Hartington take the road out of the village towards Hulme End, turning right onto a footpath just before the Police house. The path leads in between houses to Read more…
Grey Skies to Blue
Running in the Peak District on autumn mornings often means setting off in damp grey conditions. The colder nights combined with the still relatively warm ground can lead to early morning mist and fog, especially in the valleys. However if the atmospheric conditions are right this low cloud can burn off giving fantastic views later Read more…
Goyt Valley Walk Peak District
This Goyt Valley Walk is around 4 miles long and can be a little tricky underfoot in some places. The Goyt Valley is a stunning area in the Peak District, known for its breathtaking scenery and picturesque walks. Located near Buxton and Stockport, this valley is characterized by its lush green hills, winding river, and Read more…
Goldsitch Moss to Ramshaw Rocks
Four to Five-and-a-Half Miles Easy paths and quiet lanes, but some boggy ground and steep climbs up to the rocks. This walk takes in the fascinating small nature reserve at Goldsitch Moss and some classic Peak District rock formations. There is no official car park at Goldsitch Moss but if you turn off the A53 Read more…
Froggat Edge via Curbar – Peak District Walks
Mable attempts Froggatt Edge via Curbar Time taken – 4 hours Of the walks we tend to do together now, this has probably been the most challenging for Mable as there is an element of uphill walking involved, initially, and whilst she was as fit and flighty as a flea in her youth, she has Read more…
Foolow to Eyam, via Bretton – Peak District Walks
Mable finds another route to Eyam from Foolow, via Bretton Time taken – 2 hours This is yet another walk that starts in the Peak District village of Foolow and when accompanied by her best friends is one that Mable enjoys to the full. There is a lot of road walking, I am afraid, but Read more…
Foolow to Eyam – Peak District Walks
Mable journeys from Foolow To Eyam Time Taken – 2 hours I love this almost linear walk and Mable and I have done it on many occasions, in both directions, being ex-Eyam residents and with our best friends living in Foolow. Its gentle and easy yet still scenic, offering some gorgeous Peak District views up Read more…
Folly Jolly by Les Singleton
A nice day in the middle of all this bad weather! We decided, as it was a short day for us due to other commitments, to go close to home – Buxton, to be precise. Sue said it was AGES since we’d been to the folly known as Solomon’s Temple, or Grinlow tower, so that’s Read more…
Flower Power
It’s that super time of the year again where everything is new, alive and BURSTING to get out there! We know where the best spots for wild flowers are, and never tire of visiting them when they are at their best. The walk started from Wardlow Mires, where our favourite pub, the Three Stags is. Read more…
Flash Circular Walk
Start at: Flash Bar Stores/Knights’ Table Pub . Grid ref: SK032 678 . Difficulty: Easy . Distance: 8 km . From Flash Bar Stores/Knights’ Table Pub follow the Leek Road for a couple of hundred metres to the road to Flash village on the right. Walk on through the village to where a small lane Read more…
Fernilee Reservoir and Pym’s Chair
Start at: The Street Grid ref: SK013 756 Difficulty: Medium Distance: 8.5 km From the car park at the bottom of The Street walk down to the embankment between Fernilee and Errwood Reservoirs. Don’t cross the embankment, but instead take the path through a hole in the wall on the left next to a small Read more…
Fantastic Fungi – by Peak Walking Adventures
Go for a walk in any woodland at this time of year and you are almost guarantees to see a wide variety of fungi. One of our walks last week took us along the footpath from the A57 Snake Pass Road, over Haggwater Bridge, and up through the woodland on the South West side of Read more…
Eyam via Bretton – Peak District Walks
Eyam via Bretton Time taken 2 1/2 hours This is a great walk if you don’t mind a stiff walk uphill at the start, out of Eyam on Hawkhill Road. It is also a great walk when you have a dog (Humphrey – my Rain Rescue lovely) that pulls like a train and who is Read more…