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Walking in the Peak District - White Peak West

40 walks in the hills of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire

ISBN

9781852849771

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Published

17 Aug 2021

Edition

First

Pages

224

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.30cm

Weight

250g

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Guidebook describing 40 day walks in Derbyshire's White Peak, part of the Peak District National Park. One of two volumes, this book covers the west of the region and explores limestone landscapes, green dales and delightful rivers. Potential bases include Buxton, Hartington, Thorpe, Ashbourne, Cheddleton and Winster.

Seasons

Spring through to mid autumn is the best period to witness the wealth of wildlife and beauty in the White Peak. A snowy winter walk can be an enchanting experience.

Centres

Castleton, Ilam, Buxton, Leek, Upper Hulme, Bollington, Tideswell, Hartington, Longnor, Waterhouses, Ashbourne, Whaley Bridge

Difficulty

Walks are gentle and follow well signed public footpaths where possible. Caution should be taken in wet weather as limestone can become very slippery.

Must See

Castleton and caves; Winnats Pass; Peveril Castle in Cave Dale; Windgather Rocks; White Nancy; Shining Tor; Shutlingsloe; Tideswell; Hay Dale; Buxton; Castle Naze; Deep Dale; Chee Dale; Macclesfield Forest; Three Shires Head; Danebridge; Lud's Church; The Roaches; Ramshaw Rocks; Upper Hulme; Hartington; Cheddleton Butter Cross; Dovedale; River Dove stepping stones; Ilam; Ilam Rock

ISBN

9781852849771

Availability

Published

17 Aug 2021

Edition

First

Pages

224

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.30cm

Weight

250g

Overview

A guidebook to 40 day walks exploring the western White Peak in the Peak District National Park. Covering Derbyshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike.

The walks range in length from 6–24km (4–15 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours. Many walks start from the same car park or village so can be combined for longer days out.

1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
GPX files available to download
Detailed information on refreshment and transport options
Highlights include Winnats pass and Mam Tor
Part of a 2-volume Cicerone series on the White Peak

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Introduction

The landscape

Plants and wildlife

History

Two important Peak District organisations

Local communities

Local services, visitor centres and transport

The walks

Responsible walking

Maps and navigation

Using this guide

Northern section

Walk 1 Castleton to Mam Tor

Walk 2 Winnats Pass to Cave Dale

Walk 3 Windgather Rocks

Walk 4 Goyt Valley

Walk 5 Bollington to Swanscoe

Walk 6 Lamaload to Shining Tor

Walk 7 Tideswell to Hay Dale

Walk 8 Buxton

Walk 9 Buxton to Castle Naze

Walk 10 Burbage to the Goyt Valley

Walk 11 Millers Dale to Wormhill

Walk 12 Millers Dale to Deep Dale

Walk 13 Trentabank to Sutton Common

Walk 14 Tegg’s Nose to Macclesfield Forest

Walk 15 Shutlingsloe to Chest Hollow

Walk 16 Three Shires Head

Walk 17 Rushton Spencer to Danebridge

Walk 18 Lud’s Church

Walk 19 The Dragon’s Back

Walk 20 Flash to Axe Edge

Southern section

Walk 21 The Roaches

Walk 22 Hollinsclough to Hollins Hill

Walk 23 Longnor to High Wheeldon

Walk 24 Hen Cloud

Walk 25 Upper Hulme to Blake Mere

Walk 26 Upper Elkstone to Lumbs Farm

Walk 27 Leek to Gun

Walk 28 Onecote to Old Mixon Hay

Walk 29 Hulme End to Revidge

Walk 30 Grindon to Butterton

Walk 31 Hartington to Sheen

Walk 32 Hartington to Pilsbury

Walk 33 Hartington to Biggin Dale

Walk 34 Wetton to Ecton Mine

Walk 35 Alstonefield to Wolfscote Dale

Walk 36 Froghall to Cheddleton

Walk 37 Waterhouses to Grindon

Walk 38 Ilam to Dovedale

Walk 39 Ilam to Beeston Tor

Walk 40 Ilam to Blore

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Useful websites

Appendix C Bibliography and further reading

Updates

May 2023

Walk 9 Buxton to Castle Naze

A new stile has been installed. It is the same style as others used on the estate in places. There are hand holds, boot treads, and no barbed wire. I have attached photos.

This maintains access of Combs Moss to Corbar Hill. This is not a public right of way but a permissive path on open access land.

The route description in the book P71 should now read '...then bear NE for a few metres until you reach a stile in the wall on the right. Go over the stile and follow the wall line S downhill...'

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By Paul Besley

Paul Besley is a writer who began exploring the British Landscape while at school in the 1970s. His focus of work is the interaction between human and the land. His work has evolved into the study of how the physical environment imprints itself on humans and how as a race we respond. His belief that walking is a simple activity has led him to support the effort of many just starting out on a lifetime of pleasure. He has a desire to show people that walking does not just have to be in the hills and mountains of national parks or rely on expensive equipment but can be enjoyed from the front door of home through our urban landscape and out into our local countryside. His books, Day Walks in the South Pennines and 1001 Walking Tips for Vertebrate Publishing, and the three Peak District guidebooks for Cicerone Press, are well respected by walkers and explorers of all ages. He lives close to the Peak District in The Outdoor City of Sheffield with his partner, metalsmith Alison Counsell, their three dogs Monty, Olly, and Scout.

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