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Surprise View Circular Walk | 2 Miles

December 7, 2022 CIRCULAR WALKS, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS, PEAK DISTRICT WALKS WITH KIDS, SHORT WALKS UNDER 3 MILES

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This is a short Surprise View circular walk exploring Over Owler Tor and the Mother Cap too! This is one of the best Peak District walks with kids, as it’s fairly short at less than 2 miles and there isn’t much climbing up steep hills, but little explorers will love the rock formations and old millstones.

The Mother Cap and a millstone, Over Owler Tor

This is also a great Peak District sunrise and sunset spot as it’s a short walk with amazing views.

Our walk started in the Surprise View car park and headed north through the woodland, climbing gently as we went. There are plenty of gritstone outcrops and rock formations to explore along the way, including one that looks like a tortoise! We took a detour down into an old quarry, where there are millstones dotted around.

Silver birch woodland near Over Owler Tor

A rock formation that looks like a tortoise near Over Owler Tor

Old millstones at Millstone Edge near Over Owler Tor

We passed The Mother Cap, a huge gritstone tor which stands like an island on the top of the moor. From here we carried on north, past The Beehive (another rock formation) and then to Over Owler Tor, which has amazing views over to Higger Tor and Carl Wark as well as down the valley to Stanage Edge.

The Mother Cap, The Peak District

A man and his daughter exploring a rock formation at Over Owler Tor

A pair of Scarpa hiking boots with a view to Higger Tor, Peak District

A black Thermos flask with a mountain background

About 5 seconds after I took this photo I knocked the flask down over the rocks and it’s all scratched. It was it’s maiden voyage 🙁

 

After having a cuppa at Over Owler Tor, we set off along Millstone Edge to Surprise View. I read somewhere that Surprise View got it’s name after a visit from Queen Victoria – she rounded the corner and exclaimed “what a surprise!” and the view got it’s name. I don’t know how true that is!

Over Owler Tor

The view from Surprise View, Peak District

From Surprise View we crossed the road and headed into Lawrence Field to Owler Tor. This is another huge gritstone outcrop which has fabulous views down the Burbage Valley and over the Burbage Moors. You can head down to Padley Gorge from here if you want to extend the walk further.

 

We crossed back over the road to the car park, and that was our short walk finished.

 

For more short Peak District walks with kids, why not check out 10 Easy Peak District Walks With Kids (Under 10km)

 


 

Walk Map: 

Walk Map (Opens in OS Maps): Over Owler Tor and Surprise View Short Walk

Parking for Surprise View: Surprise View car park, A6187, Grindleford, Sheffield, Hope Valley S32 2JA

Facilities: None

Walk Time: 1-2 hours

Difficulty: ▲

Distance: 1.8 miles (3km)

Trig Points Bagged: None

Peak District Peaks Bagged: None

Peak District Ethels Bagged: None

 

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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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