Walking in the Peak District - White Peak West
Walking in the Peak District - White Peak West

Author: Paul Besley

Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited

Published: 2021-08-15

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1783628693

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This guidebook is the ideal companion for walkers who want to explore the western section of Derbyshire's White Peak area. Starting in towns and villages including Castleton, Ilam, Buxton, Tideswell, Hartington and Longnor, these day walks are perfectly suited for year-round trips to the Peak District and are suitable for walkers of all abilities. Across 40 day walks, this guidebook offers a range of routes that showcase the best of the Peak District landscape: rolling green hills rising up to limestone ridges, deep dales with meandering rivers, and limestone caves and pinnacles. There is plenty of history to explore too, with many walks visiting historical sites from Neolithic, medieval and industrial periods. Most of the walks range between 4 and 9 miles and can be enjoyed in 2-4 hours walking. As several start from the same car park or village, many walks can be combined for longer days out. Each walk features clear OS mapping and detailed route description interspersed with insights into the area's history, geology, art and culture, making this a brilliant guide for both navigation and learning about the Peak District.

Walks to Viewpoints
Walks to Viewpoints

Author: Chiz Dakin

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781908632784

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This attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers the ten best walks to the most stunning viewpoints in the Peak District National Park in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use. Featured viewpoints include: Monsal Head, High Wheeldon, Hen Cloud, Lose Hill, Shutlingsloe, Thorpe Cloud, Alderman¿s Hill, Monsal Hidden View, Over Owler Tor and Mam Tor.

Dark Peak Walks
Dark Peak Walks

Author: Paul Besley

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781852845193

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A guidebook to 35 day walks exploring the valleys and landmarks of the Dark Park area of the Peak District National Park, and 5 longer routes exploring the region's more wild and remote gritstone edges and open moorland. With a variety of distances, terrain and strenuousness there are routes for all levels of ability. The day walks are circular and range from 7 to 22km (4-14 miles), and can be enjoyed in between 3 and 7 hours. The longer routes - 3 linear and 2 circular - are between 25 and 45km (15-28 miles) in length, and take from 8 to 13 hours to complete. 1:50,000 OS maps included for each day walk, and 1:100,000 maps for longer routes GPX files available to download Refreshment and public transport options are given where relevant Information given on local geology and wildlife Easy access from Hathersage, Castleton, Glossop, Sheffield

On Foot in the Peak District
On Foot in the Peak District

Author: Charles Hurt

Publisher: David & Charles

Published: 2001-07-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780715307298

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The Peak District has a network of over 1600 miles of footpaths, and offers some of the toughest walking in Britain. Each of the 40 varied and circular walks described in this book, with route directions and maps, can be completed by a reasonably fit adult or a young person in a few hours. The terrain covered ranges from the dramatic scenery of the Dark Peak to the romantic hills and dales of the White Peak. In addition to information for the walker, the text provides a guide to the Peak District as a whole.

The Peak District
The Peak District

Author: BEN. GILES

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781907025778

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The Peak District is an upland area at the southern end of the Pennines and includes parts of Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. Mostly split between the gritstone of the Dark Peak and the limestone area of the White Peak, the Peak DistrictNational Park became the UK¿s first national park in 1951. Tourism had been growing since the advent of the railways, with visitors attracted by the spa towns of Buxton and Matlock Bath, Castleton¿s show caves, and Bakewell, the national park¿s only town. The stunning landscape accessed by an extensive network of public footpaths now draws outdoors enthusiasts from far and wide.

Day Walks in the Peak District
Day Walks in the Peak District

Author: Norman Taylor

Publisher: Day Walks

Published: 2012-09

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781906148492

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This compact guide details some of the best circular routes in the Peak District National Park ranging from between 8 and 13 miles long and taking in the high moors, the tors and edges, and limestone country.

Peak District Walks
Peak District Walks

Author: Peter Naldrett

Publisher: Sigma Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781850589662

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Two types of train station walks are covered in this book: there are those from existing train stations that still have passengers bustling about them, and there are those from platforms that fell silent in the infamous closures of the 1960s.

Short Walks in the Peak District
Short Walks in the Peak District

Author: Roland Smith

Publisher: Collins

Published: 2010-05-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007359448

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A brand new range of practical little walk guides endorsed by the Ramblers. All the walks are 5 miles or under in length and can easily be completed in less that 3 hours. 20 walks are included and use clear maps to show the route plus easy to follow walk descriptions.