Leek – The Roaches
Circular walk from the north Staffordshire market town of Leek out into the Peak District to the prominent and enigmatic Roaches gristone edge. Continue reading Leek – The Roaches
Category: Peak District
Waterhouses – Hulme End
Walk along the Manifold Way, a highly significant former light railway route along the River Hamps and River Manifold limestone gorges in the Staffordshire Peak District, from Waterhouses to Hulme End. Continue reading Waterhouses – Hulme End
Matlock – Winster
Circular walk from Matlock Railway Station to Winster, home of Winster Market House an early National Trust acquisition, high up on the Peak District limestone plateau. Continue reading Matlock – Winster
Rushton Spencer – Flash
Walk to Lud’s Church in the Staffordshire Peak District from Rushton Spencer to Flash, Britian’s highest village, along the River Dane valley. Continue reading Rushton Spencer – Flash
Ashbourne – Ilam Park
Walk from the Derbyshire market town of Ashbourne to the picturesque, deeply gothic, Ilam Park in the Staffordshire Peak District situated on the River Manifold near where it joins the River Dove. Continue reading Ashbourne – Ilam Park
Youlgreave – Tideswell
Walk in the heart of Derbyshire’s White Peak from Youlgreave to Tideswell, taking a long route avoiding the River Wye via Laithkill Dale, Monyash and Miller’s Dale. Continue reading Youlgreave – Tideswell
Bakewell – Miller’s Dale
Walk in the heart of Derbyshire’s White Peak from Bakewell to Miller’s Dale, taking a long route avoiding the River Wye via Laithkill Dale, Monyash and Flagg. Continue reading Bakewell – Miller’s Dale
Matlock – Youlgreave
Walk from Matlock Railway Station along the Limestone Way long distance footpath, up onto the limestone plateau, to Youlgreave a large former lead mining village, now a popular daytripping destinition. Continue reading Matlock – Youlgreave
Middle Mayfield – Thorpe
This walk from Middle Mayfield climbs up to the ridge which the Limestone Way runs along towards the Peak District National Park before crossing the River Dove to reach Thorpe and Thorpe Cloud. Continue reading Middle Mayfield – Thorpe
Tideswell – Castleton
Walk across the northernmost part of the Peak District’s limestone country to Castleton home of the imposingly sited Peveril Castle which looks out into Derbyshire’s northern gritstone highlands. Continue reading Tideswell – Castleton