Aug 21, 2025
Above: The riverside path passes through a viaduct arch on its way to the two sets of stepping stones. Above: Click the map to enlarge in a new window. Starting from the free-to-park, Topley Pike lay-by just a few miles from Buxton beside the A6 to Bakewell, this...
Jul 2, 2024
Above: The view as you exit the higher path from Cressbrook Dale. The lower path emerges from the trees along the valley floor at bottom left. This 8-mile circular walk from the pretty village of Litton passes through two of the White Peak’s most popular and...
May 20, 2024
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...
Apr 25, 2024
Above: Entering into the wonderfully named Cunning Dale on the route between Buxton and King Sterndale (point 12 on the map below). The biggest problem with the Monsal Trail is that it stops about three miles short of Buxton. The nearest road into town is the busy A6...
Apr 22, 2024
Above: The River Wye rushing through picturesque Chee Dale is a glorious sight. An eight-mile walk through two very different landscapes – the first along the River Wye from Wyedale carpark through Chee Dale to meet the Monsal Trail near Miller’s Dale...
