5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Peak District, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

New Mills – Chapel en le Frith

Valley floor walk in the fringes of the Peak District. Initially along the famously beautiful Peak Forest Canal, then tracing the route of the pioneering Peak Forest Tramway. Continue reading New Mills – Chapel en le Frith

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Shropshire, Walks, Welsh Marches

Long Mynd

Circular walk from Church Stretton to the Long Mynd plateau, along the top via the sumitt at Pole Bank, then back to Church Stretton. Continue reading Long Mynd

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Buxton – Flash

From Buxton up into the Peak District Hills andacross Axe Edge Moor, to Flash, a village 463m above sea level calleded “Britian’s highest settlement”. Continue reading Buxton – Flash

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Knypersley Reservoir

Varied urban, suburban and rural walk from Stoke-on-Trent along the Caldon Canal to the Head of Trent Valley, then up to Knypersley Reservoir. Continue reading Knypersley Reservoir

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Herefordshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Castlemorton Common

Predominantly rural walk from Great Malvern to Colwall via Castlemorton Common which hosted Britian’s largest ever free party in May 1992. Continue reading Castlemorton Common

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Wychbury Hill

Walk from Stourbridge to Hagley across the wild, mysterious and beautiful Wychbury Hill. A significant local landmark with connections to strange occurances. Continue reading Wychbury Hill

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Ambergate – Cromford

Walk along a preserved section of the Cromford Canal from Ambergate to Cromford. Part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Continue reading Ambergate – Cromford

10 - 15 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Walks

Retrace the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass

Walk up and around the western edge of the Kinder Scout plateau following the route taken by 100s of radical right to roam activists on 24th April 1932 during the Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout Continue reading Retrace the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Outwith, Peak District, Suburban Strolls, Walks

New Mills – Marple

Canal towpath walk from New Mills along the Peak Forest Canal to the town of Marple. With optional extension to the spectacular Marple Aqueduct. Continue reading New Mills – Marple

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, National Landscapes (AONBs), Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Hednesford – Rugeley

Walk across Cannock Chase between the two historic and distinctive southern Staffordshire coal mining town’s of Hednesford and Rugeley. Continue reading Hednesford – Rugeley