Today, it was cold – VERY cold, so we decided on a short, sharp walk. Just under six miles, but with 1,500 feet of ascent – that would keep us warm! We parked up in Castleton, got quickly suited and booted and set off, looking up at Perveril castle (which gives the town it’s name) Read more…
Category: Walks
Edale Circuit – Peak District Walks
Region: Peak District Start at: Edale Circular Route Grid ref: SK123855 Distance: 17.3 kilometres Total ascent: 624 meters Approx. time needed: 5 hrs 21 mins Edale Circuit From the main car park walk take the road into the village, passing the Tourist Information Centre to reach The Nag’s Head pub. Shortly after the pub turn Read more…
Ecton
Start at: Hulme End . Grid ref: SK103 592 . Difficulty: Easy . Distance: 4 km . From the car park at Hulme End take the ramp at the far end to join a path that crosses a bridge and leads you to the Manifold Track along the old disused railway line.Follow the track as Read more…
Dovedale Delights, Guided Walk with Peak Walking Adventures
‘Dovedale Delights’ is a full day guided walk in beautiful hills and a deep limestone gorge of the White Peak area. Dovedale is perhaps the best known of the Peak District’s limestone dales and has been a favourite holiday destination for decades. Our walk explores some of the quieter paths and trails in the hills Read more…
Delightful Dales with Peak Walking Adventures
This is a wonderful short walk of about 4 miles amongst some of the best scenery that The White Peak has to offer. It is one of our most popular guided Nature Walks. A good place to start is the green in the centre of the pretty village of Monyash. Dominating the green are the Read more…
Cutthroat Bridge – Derwent Moors – Cutthroat Bridge
Start at: Cutthroat Bridge Grid ref: Difficulty: Medium Distance: 7.5 km From the layby turn left and follow the road the 200m down to Cutthroat Bridge and cross the busy road to take the footpath onto the moors, turning right almost immediately along the wide track. The path slowly curves to the left before coming Read more…
Cracken Edge and Chinley
Start at: Chinley Railway Station Grid ref: SK038 827 Difficulty: Medium Distance: 8 km From the railway station take a short section of road up to Dryclough Farm and shortly afterwards a signpost and a stile on your right. The path climbs steadily alongside a wall to contour the flank of Chinley Churn below the Read more…
Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill Walk
Parkhouse and Chrome Hill walk – Peak District Starting at the Peak District vilage of Earl Sterndale walk down past the pub and take the first left through the pub and into the field walk up and over the hill, you will see Parkhouse Hill as you walk over the hill, head down towards the Read more…
Chee Dale & Wormhill
On the A6, a few miles to the east of Buxton is a large lay-by on the left beyond Topley Pike and this is the start of a 7.5 mile walk which takes in the little-known village of Wormhill and one of the Peak District’s most spectacular river paths. At the far end of the Read more…
Buxton & 3 Shires Head
Region: Peak District Start at: Poole’s Cavern Difficulty: Medium Distance: 16.8 kilometres From the car park turn left and follow the road to the traffic lights at Burbage, just after the Duke of York pub on the right. Cross at the lights and take Macclesfield Old Road uphill. At the end of the road the Read more…
Bretton to Abney – Peak District Walks
Mable’s trip to Abney Time taken 3 hours Being a Peak District resident of Tideswell and a worker in Great Hucklow, with friends in Foolow, and also being an ex- resident of Eyam, Mable is very familiar with this walk having taken it on many a spring or autumn weekend afternoon. It is a walk Read more…
Bleaklow Circular
For experienced hill-walkers only. About ten miles with challenging terrain in parts. OS 1:25000 map and good compass are essential. Bleaklow sits brooding at the centre of the High Peak, a high, boggy plateau with a sinister reputation; yet it has its picturesque aspects, also. This walk takes in some of the very best scenery Read more…
Black Hill Circular
For experienced hill-walkers only. About ten miles with challenging terrain in parts. The OS 1:25000 “Dark Peak” map and good compass are essential, as is a stick for testing the ground, before you commit to tread. Black Hill. A sinister sounding name; a dark reputation. The second, challenging day for walkers attempting the full length Read more…
Biggin via Hartington – Peak District Walks
Mable meets her Waterloo at Biggin via Hartington Time taken 2 ¼ hours This was a walk inspired by a Peak District Online client, or at least his premises, as having seen his Christmas advert I decided to take myself (and Mable) off to the dark side to find out where his hotel was and Read more…
Bamford via Hathersage – Peak District Walks
Walking in from Bamford via Hathersage Time Taken: 2 ½ hours This walk starts on the lower outskirts of Bamford near Sickleholme service station and takes you up alongside the pretty and beautifully located golf course at Sickleholme taking a shaded muddy lane that leads on to a path that meanders through the fields until Read more…
Bakewell to Edensor via Carlton Lees – 6.7 miles
Walk Posted on 07 Jul 2011 <#comment> Distance: 6.7 miles Approximate Time: 3-4 hours Altitude: 1683 ft This is a moderate Peak District circular walk with a fair amount of altitude. The best place to begin would be at Bakewell Bridge Car Park, which is on the corner of Baslow Road and Coombs Road, Read more…
A Bakewell Walk Peak District Walks
This is a Bakewell Walk that takes les than two hours and lets you explore the beauty of this wonderful Peak District Market Town. Mable goes trailing around Bakewell Time taken – 1 1/4 hours There are times when you just want an easy walk and sometimes you can step out your front door and Read more…
Bakewell Circular Walk – 16 miles
This Bakewell 16 mile Circular Walk is a long walk, and whilst the terrain isn’t difficult, the walk requires a full day’s attention and shouldn’t be underestimated. There are a few options to shorten it, but it will likely be at least 13 miles if you aren’t planning on using public transport to return to Read more…
Ashford in the Water via Great Longstone – Peak District Walks
Mable whets her appetite in Ashord in the Water Time taken 1 ½ hours Ashford is not a place that I knew very well until a couple of summers ago when I was asked to partake in a treasure trail around the village, as part of Grindleford’s carnival week. Mable and I had only ever Read more…
An introduction to the Walking Englishman
I love everything about walking. I love reading about it, I love plotting routes, I love hiking in the hills, I love rambling by the riverside, I love the great British countryside. It inspires me and captures my imagination like no other activity. Not for me the football matches, the Horse Racing, the Tennis… not Read more…
Alstonefield
Start at: Ilam . Grid ref: SK134 509 . Difficulty: Medium . Distance: 17.5km . From the village walk south to the River Manifold and take the path that runs along the banks of the river heading east. Follow the path as the river meanders to the right until you reach a footbridge. Cross the river using Read more…
Above Stoney Middleton – Peak District Walks
Above Stoney Middleton Time taken – 1 hour This walk was taken on a rainy Sunday afternoon in mid-December and was intended to be short and quick walk around Stoney Middleton and whilst not the longest walk I have taken opened my eyes to the beauty that the hills behind the Stoney “corridor” have to Read more…
A walk from Winster
We started our walk today in one of Derbyshire’s oldest villages, Winster. It was very big during the lead mining era, and used to have a superb seat decorated with lumps of lead. Of course, these didn’t last long before they were stolen. This is a photo of just one of many very old date Read more…
A Walk from Great Longstone
This walk, of just under 7 miles, begins and ends in the Peak District village of Great Longstone. Great Longstone is located about a mile east of Monsal Head, gateway to one of Derbyshire’s best-loved tourist hot-spots, yet mysteriously manages to still be somewhat off the beaten-track. If you have time, do explore this pretty Read more…
A Walk from Buxworth Basin to Eccles Pike
A short walk, but still one which provides good exercise as, depending on which way you tackle it, the pull up Eccles Pike is one which will probably make you puff, yet it is well-worth the effort, for the views from the summit are truly panoramic. Begin at The Navigation Inn in Buxworth, (also Read more…
A Walk Around Linacre Reservoirs
Most people heading for the Peak District aim for the dramatic scenery of the higher moors of the Dark Peak or the sheltered Dales, but this walk, easily accessible from Sheffield or Chesterfield, is just as lovely and makes a change from the tourist hot-spots. Not that it isn’t popular; any fine Sunday throughout the Read more…
A Walk Around Ellastone
About five miles; fairly easy going, with a few difficult stiles. The starting point of this walk is not in the village of Ellastone itself, but down at the magnificent bridge over the River Dove, (on the B5033). Just before the bridge there is a kind of lay-by on the right (if you are approaching Read more…
A walk above Hope – Peak District Walks
Walk above Hope from the Cheshire Cheese Inn – Peak District Walks Time taken: 2 hours This makes for a great walk at any time of year but the pub at end always makes me feel that it should be winter as the Cheshire Cheese is an old, cosy, warm and friendly traditional style pub Read more…
A Circular Walk from Alsop Moor
This walk begins just off the A515 Buxton to Ashbourne road in a large lay-by at the end of Crosslow Lane at Alsop Moor. The route is slightly undulating and travels through some of the finest scenery the southern Peak District has to offer – especially if done in Autumn when the colours are at Read more…
A Chatsworth Stroll – Peak District Walks
A Chatsworth Stroll Time taken: 1 hour This is a dog walk that is short and sweet, unlike some of the others that I have documented, but it is worth noting as it takes in two stunning aspects of Peak District scenery – the manmade and the natural, both of which work together and create Read more…
A Short Walk – Peak District Walks
Here is a walk that is shorter than others I have done recently, and is therefore more suitable for older ones and families with younger children. The walk is about 3 miles and the estimated time is about two and a half hours, but this depends on the walkers. The walk begins at Hooks Carr Read more…
A Short Walk in The Goyt Valley
This walk, with breathtaking views of The Goyt and surrounding hillsides, covers an area much changed over the last 150 years. Whilst anyone travelling forward in time from that era would probably still recognise it from the lie of the land, they would be amazed at the differences that have occurred in this beautiful Peak Read more…
A Short Walk from Alport
Alport, a satellite of Youlgrave, nestles ¾ mile downstream of its larger neighbour at the confluence of the Rivers’ Lathkill and Bradford. It is a sleepy little hamlet which sits quietly between the waters in one of the most picturesque, yet lesser-known beauty spots of the Peak District. On the “B” road which passes through, Read more…
A report from a course participant.
A report from a course participant. An absolutely perfect weekend in the Peak District for this Silver/Intermediate Navigation Course. The weather was crisp, dry and sunny on both days which allowed two full days of practical learning and invigorating walking. Having briefly recapped on the skills acquired on the Bronze course, we set off on Read more…
Mam Tor, Lose Hill, Win Hill, Stanage Edge – 16 miles
A high level traverse – Mam Tor, Lose Hill, Win Hill, Stanage Edge – 16 miles This is a strenuous walk, not just long in miles, but very up and down, with three main ascents, and few significant sections of level walking. I started from Edale and finished at Surprise View Car Park, but Hope Read more…