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Book now for 2024 Mountain Hare winter season
We only take small groups on our hikes (max 6 or 8) so we can give you the best possible service and personal attention and offer a range of walks to suit all abilities. Let us do all the hard work of planning the walks, navigating and looking after the group and also benefit from our knowledge of the best routes and the local flora, fauna and history.
If you don't see a suitable date please let us know as we may be able to run a private guided walk for you or add an additional date. Group walks are confirmed to run once 2 people have booked. A booking fee of 4% (capped at £5) +VAT will be added at checkout. If you prefer you can avoid the booking fee and pay me directly, just contact me and I'll arrange your booking.
Mountain Hares Discovery - Glossop, Peak District £49
Mountain Hares Discovery - Glossop, Peak District £49
Part of the exclusive National Park Experience Collection. Featured in the Guardian and Sunday Times
Our most popular walk takes you to one of the highest points in the Peak District and the only places in England where you can still find Mountain Hares.
Most people will never see them when walking in the hills but we have a 100% record of spotting them on these hikes. It goes without saying that it's worth taking along a camera with a long lens/zoom or binoculars if you have them, but don't worry if you don't as I'll take some pictures for you. The walk also includes a visit to the popular B29 Superfortress "Over-Exposed" Crash Site on Bleaklow.
Grade: Moderate
Length: 14km/8.5miles
Height Gain: 230m/600ft
Bus service currently suspended
Crash Sites Walking Tour - Glossop, Peak District £49
Crash Sites Walking Tour - Glossop, Peak District £49
Part of the exclusive National Park Experience Collection.
A great walk up to the wilds of Bleaklow from Old Glossop, visiting the USAF B29 Superfortress crash site and also a little visited Canadian Lancaster Bomber crash site during the walk.
This hike takes you up a lovely but little visited ridge onto the second highest mountain in the Peak District, Bleaklow. There will be great opportunities here to teach you a little about this special and important ecosystem. From here we walk over to the site of the 1948 B29 Superfortress plane crash. To finish the walk we take a route passing the crash site of a Lancaster Bomber on our way back down.
Grade: Fairly Strenuous
Length: 15km/9miles
Height Gain: 430m/1400ft
Public transport available by train or bus to Glossop
Kinder Scout Adventure - Edale, Peak District £49
Kinder Scout Adventure - Edale, Peak District £49
A walk on the wild side.
This is one of the most interesting walking routes on Kinder Scout. Starting from Edale we'll walk to many of Kinder's most photographed features including the Wool Packs, Pym Chair, Kinder Low and the famous Kinder Downfall before walking into the notoriously complex "groughs and hags" that cover the plateau.
Here you will also have the best opportunity to see some of the unique nature that calls this place home. Having reached the main path once again we walk along the southern edge of Kinder Scout and back down again to Edale.
Grade: Strenuous
Length: 18km/11miles
Height Gain: 550m/1800ft
Public transport available by train to Edale
Kinder Scout Eastern Summit - Edale, Peak District £49
Kinder Scout Eastern Summit - Edale, Peak District £49
Visit one of the quieter summit trig points on this great Kinder Scout hike.
Starting from the village of Edale we walk up one of the quieter routes onto the eastern end of Kinder Scout. We'll visit little-known rock formations such as the Druids Stone on our way with fantastic views over to the Great Ridge, Eastern Edges, Alport Castle and Bleaklow.
Next we walk to Kinder Scout's remote eastern summit trig point before taking one of the famous unmarked "Kinder Crossings" across the notoriously difficult to navigate plateau. We'll choose from one of the many great routes down to Edale from here.
Grade: Fairly Strenuous
Length: 15km/9miles
Height Gain: 650m/2200ft
Public transport available by train to Edale
Kinder Scout & Downfall - Hayfield, Peak District £49
Kinder Scout & Downfall - Hayfield, Peak District £49
This walking route is one of the shorter and most spectacular Kinder Scout walks, up to the summit of the highest mountain in the Peak District.
Setting off from Bowden Bridge we walk up, gradually at first, and then becoming quite steep up onto Kinder Scout. Once on the plateau of Kinder Scout we continue walking to the spectacular Kinder Downfall, passing the hidden Charged Rock, and then walk onwards to the highest trig point before descending.
Grade: Fairly Strenuous
Length: 12km/7miles
Height Gain: 450m/1500ft
Public transport available by bus to Hayfield
Mam Tor & Great Ridge - Castleton, Peak District £49
Mam Tor & Great Ridge - Castleton, Peak District £49
Probably the most popular walk in the Peak District, including what has been voted as being one of the best views in England.
This walk is fairly easy as you start most of the way up the main hill, although there are a couple of short steep climbs.
The walk firstly takes us to the summit of Mam Tor, the site of an ancient hill fort before we head along the amazing Great Ridge. There will also be an option to visit the spectacular Winnats Pass at the end for more amazing views.
Grade: Fairly Easy
Length: 12km/7.5miles
Height Gain: 350m/1100ft
Public transport available by bus to Castleton or train to Edale
Shutlingsloe & Three Shire Heads - Macclesfield / Buxton, Peak District £49
Shutlingsloe & Three Shire Heads - Macclesfield / Buxton, Peak District £49
A great guided walk on the western edge of the Peak District.
We start from the valley of Wildboarclough and walk up over open moors, a great area for spotting wild moorland birds in spring and summer when they come here to breed.
Next we walk along the River Dane to the beautiful Three Shire Heads with its packhorse bridge, waterfalls and pools. This marks the meeting point of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, hence the name.
After lunch we walk over to Shutlingsloe, the "Matterhorn of Cheshire" and back down to the valley of Wildboarclough.
Grade: Moderate
Length: 12.5km/7.75miles
Height Gain: 540m/1800ft
Public transport currently not available without taxi
Lud's Church & The Roaches - Leek, Peak District £49
Lud's Church & The Roaches - Leek, Peak District £49
We start off along a quiet country lane and soon reach lovely oak woods and a visit to Lud’s Church, the setting of The Green Chapel from “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”.
From Lud’s Church we continue through woods and up onto The Roaches, a popular hiking and climbing area with great views across Cheshire and Staffordshire.
Finally we head back over The Roaches and continue along a lower scenic ridge to the Hanging Stone. After taking in the view here we head back to where we started in Gradbach.
Grade: Fairly Strenuous
Length: 15.5km/10miles
Height Gain: 600m/2000ft
Public transport currently not available without taxi
Ladybower & Derwent Edge - Fairholmes, Peak District £49
Ladybower & Derwent Edge - Fairholmes, Peak District £49
A great guided walk including the famous "Dam Busters" dam and the open moors and tors of Derwent Edge. The walk leaves Fairholmes and firstly visits the Derwent Reservoir dam where some of the practice flights took place. We then gradually climb up onto the glorious Derwent Edge. On a clear day the ridge provides great views of the surrounding region and a good chance for spotting some of the local wildlife as we pass by the various rocky tors.
Grade: Moderate
Length: 12km/7.5miles
Height Gain: 300m/1000ft
Public transport available by bus to Fairholmes
Stanage Edge & Burbage - Hathersage, Peak District £49
Stanage Edge & Burbage - Hathersage, Peak District £49
A stunning walk with amazing views, from the popular outdoors village of Hathersage.
The walk starts off fairly gently through the valley and woods before climbing up to the famous gritstone edge of Stanage. We walk along Stanage Edge, with a chance to visit Robin Hood's Cave, and "Keira Knightley Rock" for some great Instagram locations before then continuing on to Burbage with its ancient hill fort. The walk then heads back to Hathersage through moorland, fields and woods.
Grade: Moderate
Length: 17km/10.5 miles
Height Gain: 500m/1500ft
Public transport available by bus or train to Hathersage
Stanage Edge & Keira Knightley Rock - Hathersage, Peak District £49
Stanage Edge & Keira Knightley Rock - Hathersage, Peak District £49
A spectacular guided group walk along Stanage Edge visiting Keira Knightley Rock from Pride & Prejudice and North Lees, the inspiration for Thornfield Hall in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. This is an easier, shorter version of the Stanage Edge guided walk.
The hike includes walking along the famous gritstone edge of Stanage, the perfect place for some of those must have Instagram moments, with spectacular views all the way along. From here we continue to Higger Tor before returning to the start.
Grade: Fairly Easy
Length: 11km/7 miles
Height Gain: 350m/1000ft
Public transport available by bus or train to Hathersage
Stanton Moor & Stone Circle - Rowsley, Peak District £49
Stanton Moor & Stone Circle - Rowsley, Peak District £49
A particularly nice and relatively short walk through history, from the village of Rowsley in the Peak District.
The walk initial crosses fields and then heads up from the valley and into some lovely woods before reaching Stanton Moor. Here we will visit the famous Bronze Age Nine Ladies Stone Circle and other bronze age and more recent historical features located across the moor.
There are some great views from here across the Derwent Valley. Once we have finished exploring the area we will start walking down through more woods from Stanton Moor and back down to the village of Rowsley.
Grade: Moderate
Length: 11km/6.5miles
Height Gain: 300m/1000ft
Public transport available by bus to Rowsley
Monsal Dale & Magpie Mine - Bakewell, Peak District £49
Monsal Dale & Magpie Mine - Bakewell, Peak District £49
A beautiful and varied walk from the picturesque village of Ashford in the Water near Bakewell.
This walk has the added bonus of a fantastic array of wild flowers and orchids from June to August. The walk climbs up to Monsal Head providing amazing views of the Wye valley. We then walk down to the river and through Monsal Dale. We continue walking into Deep Dale where there is an abundance of flowers including the early purple orchid, wild thyme, cowslips.
We continue walking to Magpie Mine, where we explore the best preserved 19th Century lead mine in the UK, with it’s Cornish engine house, chimneys and even an old horse gin. From here we gradually return back down to Ashford.
Grade: Fairly Easy
Length: 13.5km/8.5miles
Height Gain: 350m/1150ft
Public transport available by bus to Ashford
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