Cycle hire controversy

Cycle hire controversy

Above: Cyclists and walkers share the Trail at Great Longstone Station. Peak District National Park is facing mounting criticism over their application to create a new cycle hire centre in the old goods shed at Miller’s Dale Station. Not only from walkers who...
Using a GPX file

Using a GPX file

Above: Following the route of the Bakewell to Lathkill Dale walk using a GPX on a typical walking app. Using a GPX file An introduction to following a GPX route on a walking app, and some of the most popular apps available. Using OutdoorActive A detailed guide on how...
Tunstead Quarry

Tunstead Quarry

Above: The orange circle shows where the photo was taken – approching Tunstead from the footbridge over the quarry’s railway line. Tunstead Quarry lies just a few miles east of Buxton and is the UK’s largest limestone quarry, covering some 840 acres....
Grey Ladies Circle

Grey Ladies Circle

Above: The smallest of the surviving Grey Ladies is marked on the OS map and now stands in a nearby wall with Robin Hood’s Stride on the horizon. Lying close to Robin Hood’s Stride on Harthill Moor, between the villages of Elton and Birchover, The Grey...
Rowtor Rocks

Rowtor Rocks

Above: Rowtor Rocks stand behind Birchover’s Druid Inn. The longest walk featured on this website – 14 miles from Bakewell to Robin Hood’s Stride – passes a number  of historical sites, including Rowtor Rocks on the outskirts of Birchover, next...
The Hermit’s Cave

The Hermit’s Cave

Above: The crucifixion carving was vandalised in the past and is now protected by iron railings. Also known as Cratcliff Hermitage, the hermit’s cave lies close to both Robin Hood’s Stride and the Grey Ladies Stone Circle, and is within walking distance of...