This Musden Low short walk is just over a mile and is a quick there and back walk to bag the Musden Low trig point and Ethel. ... READ MORE »
Archives for July 2022
Baslow Edge Short Walk
This Baslow Edge short walk starts from Curbar Gap car park and is a relatively level 1.5 miles walk to see the Highland Cows of Baslow Fold, as well as the Eagle Stone. We did this walk after the Flask Edge and White Edge trig point walk. I'd promised Holly we'd look for the Baslow Edge highland cows. The cows are famous on Facebook, even having their own Facebook group! Unfortunately they ... READ MORE »
Monyash to Magpie Mine Walk and Bole Hill
This Peak District walk starts in the pretty village of Monyash before heading over the beautiful countryside to explore the ruins of Magpie Mine, a 19th Century lead mine. As we're ticking off those Peak District Ethels, we also headed to Bole Hill before returning back to Monyash. This is a lovely 5.5 mile walk, perfect for early summer when the wildflowers are blooming in the meadows. ... READ MORE »
Minninglow Walk and Stanton Moor via High Peak Trail
This Peak District walk takes in Minninglow, Bonsall Moor, Stanton Moor and Harthill Moor and is a challenging 17.7 miles. This is a great walk if you are taking part in the Peak District Ethels challenge, and also bags the Stanton Moor trig point and takes you as near as you can get to the Harthill Moor, Slipper Low, Blake Low and Bonsall Moor trig points. Our walk took us along part of the ... READ MORE »
Family Adventure Quotes
Who doesn't need a load of the best family adventure quotes for Instagram? Here's a quick round up of the best family adventure quotes for you to get you motivated to get out there with your family (or to use, maybe on your Instagram posts or blog posts!). These are quotes that reflect the joy (or not so much!) of family adventuring and adventuring with kids. Family adventures are ... READ MORE »
The Cloud, Bosley
Looking for a short walk to The Cloud? This is a perfect Peak District walk for kids as it's relatively short at 2.2 miles, there's not much climbing and there is a fabulous woodland to explore on the way to the summit. Here's a quick walk we did to The Cloud. ... READ MORE »
Sough Top and Chelmorton Low
Sough Top and Chelmorton Low are two of the Peak District Ethels on our challenge which are relatively near to each other. Located just near the village of Chelmorton, near Buxton, this walk is a gentle 3 miles in the beautiful Peak District countryside. Chelmorton Low is a hill of 446m above sea level just outside the village of Chelmorton. At first glance it's pretty ... READ MORE »
Snowdon Route via Rhyd Ddu Path
This Snowdon route is the best Snowdon route, in my opinion! We took the Rhyd Ddu path up and the Snowdon Ranger path down and barely saw a soul until we got to the top. After looking for ages for the quietest route up Snowdon, this was the path we settled on and I'm so glad we did! ... READ MORE »
Harboro Rocks and Bolehill
This walk from Cromford along the High Peak Trail takes in the Peak District Ethels of Bolehill and Harboro Rocks. This 9 mile walk also bags you two trig points, although only one is in the Peak District, and you get to explore Black Rocks as well. ... READ MORE »
