This 7 mile circular walk around Tintwistle is a challenging moorland walk involving lots of off path sections, visiting the beautiful waterfalls of Tintwistle Seven Falls and then heading up onto the moors of Tintwistle Knarr to find three plane crash sites. ... READ MORE »
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Wetton Hill, Narrowdale Hill and Gratton Hill Circular
This walk starts in the pretty village of Wetton and is a 7 mile walk with Wetton Hill, Narrowdale Hill and Gratton Hill, through beautiful countryside of the Staffordshire Peak District. ... READ MORE »
Steall Falls – A Waterfall Walk in Glen Nevis
One of the best low level walks in Fort William, this walk will take you through the beautiful Glen Nevis alongside the gorge where the River Nevis cascades down from An Gearanach. You'll get to experience the magnificent mountains of Scotland without having to climb up them! What is the Steall Waterfall? The Steall Waterfall, also known as An Steall Bàn or Steall Falls, is the UK and ... READ MORE »
Marsden Moor Circular Walk
This Marsden Moor walk explores the beautiful waterfalls in Wessenden Valley before heading up onto the Marsden Moors via Swellands and Black Moss Reservoir, and then over to Standedge, Broadstone Edge and then back down into Marsden via the iconic Eastergate Bridge. ... READ MORE »
Old Man of Storr Walk
This Old Man of Storr walk is a scramble up onto The Storr before bagging The Storr trig point and heading back to the car via the classic view of The Old Man of Storr. It's a 5 mile circular involving a steep scramble. Last year we had a trip to the Isle of Skye, and we tried to avoid the crowds wherever we could whilst still exploring the island. We wanted to visit the Old Man of Storr but ... READ MORE »
Tintwistle Seven Falls Short Walk
Hidden away in the very north of the Peak District is Arnfield Brook, home to one of the hidden gems of the Peak District - Tintwistle Seven Falls. As the name suggests, this is a series of waterfalls cascading down from the rugged moorland above. This is a 3 mile circular walk from Arnfield Reservoir, looping round the waterfalls. Some of the waterfalls can be accessed by scrambling down the ... READ MORE »
Margery Hill, Outer Edge and Crow Stones
This is a 3 trig point walk over the Howden and Midhope Moors, bagging South Nab, Margery Hill and Outer Edge trig points and visiting the rock formations at the Crow Stones and Horse Stone Naze. This is a 14 mile walk over challenging moorland terrain with some off path sections requiring good navigation. ... READ MORE »
The Trinnacle Trail and Alphin Pike
This circular walk on the very northern edge of the Peak District takes in the rugged moorlands around Dovestone Reservoir, including a waterfall scramble up to The Trinnacle and a moorland walk with spectacular views. This is a great adventure walk of 13.5 miles, popularly known as The Trinnacle Trail. ... READ MORE »
Peak District Trig Point Walks
Did you know there are 88 trig points in the Peak District? Visiting all the Peak District trig points has become a popular walking challenge, so here are some Peak District trig point walks to help you tick them off your list. The trig points (officially triangulation pillars) were originally used by the Ordnance Survey to map out the country but are now obsolete since GPS came along. ... READ MORE »
Teggs Nose to White Nancy Circular Walk
This Peak District walk (just) takes you from Teggs Nose to White Nancy, exploring the beautiful countryside near Macclesfield and Bollington with its rolling hills and farmland. This 6.5 mile walk starts in the Teggs Nose Country Park. What is White Nancy? White Nancy is an unusually shaped structure on Kerridge Hill in Bollington, visible for miles around. It was built as a summer house or ... READ MORE »
