Peak District Hikes
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. ... READ MORE »
This Snowdon via Rhyd Ddu path hike 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 »
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 »
This Castleton walk takes you through beautiful Cave Dale and on to the Bradwell Moor trig point. At 5.2 miles this is one of the best walks in Castleton you can do (especially if you're bagging Ethels!). ... READ MORE »
This Higher Shelf Stones walk explores some of the quieter parts of the Peak District as well as one of the other Peak District plane crash sites, the Dakota C47. This walk involves a couple of Grade 1 scrambles up Ashton Clough to James's Thorn, down Wigan Clough and up Dowstones Clough before heading to the Higher Shelf Stones trig point and the B29 Super Fortress plane crash site near ... READ MORE »
This Peak District walk takes you close to the summit of Aleck Low and to Wolfscote Hill. At 9 miles this walk through the Peak District National Park is lovely to do in Spring. ... READ MORE »
This Peak District Ethels walk is 12 miles and starts from Whaley Bridge, before heading to Eccles Pike, Sponds Hill trig point and Black Hill (Whaley Moor) then back to Whaley Bridge along the canal. This Eccles Pike walk includes some steep climbs and some off path sections, especially up Black Hill which is quite boggy near the top. ... READ MORE »
This 10 Reservoirs walk is a slight adaptation on the one devised by the Long Distance Walkers Association which is a 22.8 mile challenge Peak District walk. This is a beautiful moorland walk over the Saddleworth Moors, but includes some severe climbs, including a scramble up Rimmon Pit Clough, a climb up Black Hill and a steep climb up Crowden Valley towards Laddow Rocks. ... READ MORE »
The Fairfield Horseshoe is one of the classic Lake District ridge walks, with spectacular views. This is an 11 mile walk, with the traditional route taking in 8 Wainwright peaks: Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike and Low Pike, starting from Ambleside and finishing at the Rydal Hall Grot. We chose to tackle this challenging Lake District walk in ... READ MORE »
This challenging Black Hill Peak District walk is 23 miles and takes in 4 Peak District trig points, including Featherbed Moss, Black Hill, West Nab and Hey Edge. It also takes in the County Top of Black Chew Head and the amazing Laddow Rocks. This is a challenging long distance walk in the Peak District but showcases the absolute best of the Dark Peak. ... READ MORE »
