The gritstone edges
An end to end walk in the Dark Peak area
The Gritstone Edges is a long day walk, covering 24 miles, 767 metres of ascent and 867 metres of descent of gritty Peak District landscape. It’s a challenging day but most of the climbing is over first thing on the pull up from the Derwent reservoir to Lost Lad. From there onwards there are views along the entire route to spur you on with only a few modest climbs and a gradual descent all the way to Baslow.
A day’s outing in Langale with an easy ridge climb that takes you into high mountain scenery and spectacular views over the Langdale Pikes. The last climb up Bowfell is an optional extra but it would be a shame to miss out on the wonderful vistas towards Scafell and, on a clear day, all the way to the sea.
The Kinder Circuit
A walk around the edges of Kinder Scout
This is one of the best Kinder Scout walks. Circumnavigating the whole of the Kinder Scout Plateau, a wild peat upland rimmed by gritstone edges, the Kinder Circuit is a long day walk. It follows the path along the top of the edges and gives wonderful views all the way around. It can be started and finished anywhere where there is access.
