Peak District Hikes
Wyming Brook Nature Reserve is a hidden gem at the northern edge of the Peak District. Home to beautiful waterfalls and pools, this Wyming Brook waterfalls walk takes you through the nature reserve itself and then off over the moors to bag the Rod Moor trig point, before returning via The Head Stone on Hallam Moor. This 6.2 mile walk is one of the best Autumn walks in the Peak District when the ... READ MORE »
Are you looking for Peak District Ethels walks? If you are hoping to take on this epic walking challenge in 2024, this blog post will help you complete the challenge in 39 walks (or less, because I'm planning to re-walk some of them and combine some Ethels where I can). Each walk has a GPX file so you can plan your routes the easy way! So what are the 95 Ethels in the Peak District? ... READ MORE »
This 8.5 mile Peak District walk starts from Birchen Clough Bridge car park and heads up Alport Moor to find the Oyster Clough shooting cabin before heading across the valley and scrambling up Blackden Brook onto the Kinder Plateau. If you are looking for a challenging walk with lots to see, including the Oyster Clough shooting cabin (aka the "secret" bothy in the Peak District of YouTube ... READ MORE »
Are you looking for inspiration for your next Peak District walk? Here's a collection of the best Kinder Scout walks to give you some ideas for your next walk in the Peak District. Kinder Scout is a huge plateau and nature reserve in the Peak District. It is a spectacular area which is one of the most popular places to walk in the Peak District. The summit of Kinder Scout, at 636m above ... READ MORE »
This Luds Church and The Roaches walk is just over 8.5 miles long and includes the summit of Gradbach Hill. With the mysterious Lud's Church to explore and rocks on The Roaches to scramble, this is a great walk for kids. We last visited The Roaches as part of a longer Ethels walk but our route that day didn't include Lud's Church. We'd always said we would revisit with Hols, so this time we ... READ MORE »
This Longnor to Parkhouse Hill circular walk is 9 miles and bags two of the Peak District trig points, Hollinsclough Hill and Hardings Booth. It also bags the peak of Parkhouse Hill North and there is the option of a scramble up and over Parkhouse Hill, part of the famous Dragons Back! ... READ MORE »
This 8 mile walk in the Peak District starts at Upper Burbage Bridge and heads over Burbage Moor to the Ox Stones trig point, then through the Longshaw Estate to Padley Gorge to explore the beautiful waterfalls there, before heading over Carl Wark to Higger Tor and back along Fiddlers Elbow to the car park. This is a varied walk on the eastern Peak District Moors, with lots to see! ... READ MORE »
This Peak District trig point walk bags the Kirk Edge trig point and is a 4 mile circular walk from Low Bradfield. ... READ MORE »
One of the must-do Lake District hikes has to be Helvellyn via Striding Edge. It's been on our to-do list for some time now, and this past weekend we managed to head up to Glenridding and get the walk done. ... READ MORE »
This is our Ben Nevis route - to be fair, it's the same as most other people's routes who tackle the Ben Nevis pony track up! This was the last of the National 3 Peaks for us to climb as a family - challenge completed! If you're looking for the easiest way to walk up Ben Nevis, or want to walk Ben Nevis with kids, this is the route. ... READ MORE »
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