Description
Book SynopsisA guidebook to 35 day walks exploring the valleys and landmarks of the Dark Park area of the Peak District National Park, and 5 longer routes exploring the region’s more wild and remote gritstone edges and open moorland. With a variety of distances, terrain and strenuousness there are routes for all levels of ability.
The day walks are circular and range from 7 to 22km (4–14 miles), and can be enjoyed in between 3 and 7 hours. The longer routes – 3 linear and 2 circular – are between 25 and 45km (15–28 miles) in length, and take from 8 to 13 hours to complete.
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1:50,000 OS maps included for each day walk, and 1:100,000 maps for longer routes
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GPX files available to download
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Refreshment and public transport options are given where relevant
- Information given on local geology and wildlife
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Easy access from Hathersage, Castleton, Glossop, Sheffield
Table of ContentsMap keys Overview map Introduction Geology Plants and wildlife History The future Local services and transport The walks Responsible walking Maps and navigation Using this guide Eastern Dark Peak Walk 1 Chatsworth to Birchen Edge Walk 2 Longshaw Estate and the gritstone edges Walk 3 Fox House to Big Moor Walk 4 Fox House to Stanedge Pole Walk 5 Grindleford to Higger Tor Central Dark Peak Walk 6 Hathersage to Stanage Edge Walk 7 Wyming Brook to Stanage Edge Walk 8 Bamford Moor Walk 9 Win Hill to Hope Cross Walk 10 Kings Tree to Shepherds Meeting Stones Walk 11 Westend and Bleaklow Stones Walk 12 Derwent Edge Walk 13 Alport Castles and the Woodlands Valley Walk 14 Margery Hill to Back Tor Walk 15 Low Bradfield and Dale Dyke Walk 16 Langsett to Howden Edge Walk 17 Langsett to Pike Lowe Walk 18 Torside to Bleaklow Head Walk 19 Wildboar Clough to Lawrence Edge Walk 20 Old Glossop to Bleaklow Head Walk 21 Kinder Scout Northern Edge Walk 22 Kinder Scout Western Edge Walk 23 Kinder Scout Walk 24 Kinder Scout Southern Edge Walk 25 The Great Ridge Northern Dark Peak Walk 26 Dunford Bridge to Ramsden Clough Walk 27 Crowden Horseshoe Walk 28 Crowden to Chew Valley Walk 29 Marsden to Black Hill Walk 30 Alphin Pike to Birchen Clough Walk 31 Binn Green to Great Dove Stone Rock Walk 32 Cotton Famine Road Western Dark Peak Walk 33 Goyt Valley to Shining Tor Walk 34 Derbyshire Bridge to Shutlingsloe Walk 35 The Roaches Long day walks Walk 36 Marsden to Edale Walk 37 Langsett to Edale Walk 38 Gritstone edges Walk 39 Edale Horseshoe Walk 40 Kinder Scout skyline Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Useful information Appendix C Aircraft crash site locations
