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Monyash to Magpie Mine and Bole Hill | 6 Miles

July 25, 2022 CIRCULAR WALKS, MEDIUM WALKS 4-9 MILES, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS WITH KIDS

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.

For this Magpie Mine walk, we parked on Chapel Street in Monyash, next to a field of amazing alpacas. From here we headed north to the junction with Horse Lane, then followed Horse Lane before joining the public footpath across the fields. Here we went as near as we could to High Low trig point (which wasn’t very near!).

Some amazing alpacas in Monyash

Some amazing alpacas in Monyash

High Low trig point is on the horizon!

We followed more footpaths over the fields and then headed onto Johnson Lane for a short distance. There’s a footpath on the left which heads over to the site of Magpie Mine.

The ruins of an old lead mine in the Peak District, Magpie Mine

The ruins of an old lead mine in the Peak District, Magpie Mine

The ruins of an old lead mine in the Peak District, Magpie Mine

The ruins of an old lead mine in the Peak District, Magpie Mine

The ruins of Magpie Mine

Magpie Mine

Magpie Mine is a disused lead mine and is a great place to explore some of the area’s industrial heritage. The mine itself is said to be over 300 years old although closed in 1958 due to the constant flooding and a fall in lead prices. The mine is one of the best preserved lead mines in the Peak District and is accessible at any time, but there is usually only someone around on a weekend to provide visitors with information.

 

From Magpie Mine we headed over the fields towards Bole Hill. This is another one of the more frustrating Ethels, in that you can’t access the summit using freely accessible land or paths. We couldn’t even see the summit properly so used a footpath sign as our marker. There is a short steep climb up to the footpath sign.

Bole Hill as seen from Magpie Mine

Bole Hill as seen from Magpie Mine

Entrance to the field at Bole Hill

As near as we could get to the summit of Bole Hill – the footpath post

From here we headed back down the hill onto the road, which we followed back to the junction with Horse Lane, then back into Monyash.

 

Magpie Mine is a really interesting place to visit, but I probably wouldn’t be going back to Bole Hill any time soon!

 


Here’s the route map for this Monyash to Magpie Mine walk.

Magpie Mine Walk Map:

Walk Map (Opens in OS Maps): Magpie Mine Walk Map

Parking: Chapel Street, Monyash SK17 9QJ

Facilities: There is The Bulls Head pub in Monyash

Walk Time: 1-2 hours depending on speed and fitness

Difficulty: ▲▲

Distance: 5.5 miles (8.85 km)

Trig Points Bagged: High Low (private)

Peak District Peaks Bagged: Bole Hill

Peak District Ethels Bagged: Bole Hill

 


For more walks to discover abandoned industry in the Peak District, you might like:

Bolehill Quarry, Higger Tor and Padley Gorge Walk

Mount Famine, South Head and Chinley Churn Walk

Crowden Circular Walk via Crowden Quarry

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Hello! I’m Jo! Welcome to The Wandering Wildflower, an outdoors lifestyle blog focusing on family walks in the Peak District, a place we love exploring. I want to share the Peak District hidden gems and show you there’s so much more than the honeypot places. When I’m not dragging my husband and now 11 year old out on Peak District walks or up mountains, I can be found on planning my next moorland walk or plotting a Geocache walk (and seeing where the nearest pub is!). I love the hills but hate the heights, so trig bagging is – er- fun!

 

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