Summary Distance – 16 miles 23 km Estimated Time – 3 – 4 hrs Introduction You can expect to find some of the finest scenery in The Peak District on this course and provides a pleasant and fairly energetic ride. It follows a mixture of major and minor roads, forest roads and rough tracks, so Read more…
Overview This is a moderate ride with a number of hills. The route takes you away from Buxton & around some of the outlying villages. You will need to cycle on the busy A6 for roughly ½ mile to get out of Buxton but most of the rest of this ride is along quiet county Read more…
BUXTON TOWN WALK by John N. Merrill 2 1/2 Miles – ALLOW 2 HOURS Map – 1:25,000 Outdoor Leisure series No. 24 – The White Peak – West Sheet. Car park and start – West side of Pavilion Gardens adjacent to St. John’s Road and Burlington Road. Early Closing Day: Wednesday. Market Day: Saturday. ABOUT Read more…
An energetic walk of about eight miles. If you are based in Buxton, here is a walk straight from the town centre into some of the most stunning moorland scenery that the Peak District has to offer. The route takes in some very boggy areas and is best attempted during the drier months. Starting behind Read more…
Mable takes on the world of Wyedale and Cheedale with friends Time taken: 4 Hours This is one of the few walks that Mable and I have taken that was meticulously planned. I do have to say I had no part in the planning other than confirming where to meet, what lunch to bring and Read more…
Start at: Trentabank Reservoir Grid ref: SJ960711 Difficulty: Medium Distance: 20.5 kilometres Total ascent: 894 meters Approx. time needed: 6 hrs 37 mins Shutlingsloe and Shining Tor From the Car Park at Trentabank Reservoir take the short path to the right, alongside the road, to join the main path heading that starts the climb through Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…