13. Bakewell > Rowsley

13. Bakewell > Rowsley

Above: The route from the Derwent Valley Heritage Way towards Calton Lees. Experience the White Peak at its most picturesque best on this fairly easy eight-mile walk from the popular town of Bakewell to the outskirts of Rowsley, returning along a section of the...
12. Topley Pike > Wormhill

12. Topley Pike > Wormhill

Above: The White Peak at its pictureque best on this section of the route down from Wormhill to Flag Dale. Starting from Topley Pike layby, just a few miles east of Buxton on the A6 to Bakewell, this attractive six-mile walk heads first to the hamlet of Blackwell...
11. Monsal Head > Ashford

11. Monsal Head > Ashford

Above: The path down from the Monsal Trail to Ashford on a beautiful mid-May morning. My plan for this 5-mile walk between Monsal Head and Ashford-in-the-Water was to include a visit to the Iron Age settlement at Fin Cop, with it’s wonderful views across Monsal...
Facebook Group launched

Facebook Group launched

Above: 92 members after just three days seems like a promising start! I decided it was time to promote this website to a wider audience by launching a Facebook Group. Otherwise it does start to feel like I’m talking to myself. And that’s never a good...
10. Hassop Station > Ashford

10. Hassop Station > Ashford

Above: Ashford’s much-photographed Sheepwash Bridge over the River Wye. Sheep were penned in the enlosed area on the left before being driven across the river to clean their coats. Starting from Hassop Station – which is now a popular cafe and bike-hire...
9. Miller’s Dale > 5 Wells Tomb

9. Miller’s Dale > 5 Wells Tomb

Above: Five Wells Tomb is a wonderfully evocative spot, perched high on Taddington Moor with breath-taking views across the surrounding landscape. This fairly easy walk of less than six miles starts from Miller’s Dale Station; now a quiet and remote spot but...