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Dark Peak Boundary Walk

Derbyshire, Gtr Manchester, S Yorkshire, W Yorkshire

131 km / 81 miles
A circuit of 81 miles around the fringes of three great moorland masses of Kinder Scout, Bleaklow and Black Hill that comprise the Dark Peak. The route is mainly high level but linking these sections a variety of terrain including, gritstone edges bridleway tracks, field paths, sheltered wooded cloughs and numerous reservoirs. The bleak and wild moors of the Dark Peak are never far away and often dominate the views and passes Glossop, Marsden, Hathersage and Bradwell.


Details:

Path Type: Anytime Challenges
Attributes: Anytime Challenges
Very Challenging
Moorland
Start and Finish: SK037869 - Hayfield, Derbyshire View on StreetMap
Open Date: 1994

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Route Description - PDF Dark Peak Boundary Walk Route Description  (Dave Irons  - April 2007 )

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger 110, 119
OS Landranger Active 110, 119
OS Explorer 1, 21, 24, 288
OS Explorer Active 1, 21, 24, 288

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Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
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Bunk House
2 km
15 km
Camping Barn
3 km
15 km
Hostel Accommodation
3 km
16 km
Hostel Accommodation
2 km
26 km
Hostel Accommodation
2 km
29 km
Hostel Accommodation
4 km
31 km
Hostel Accommodation
< 1 km
33 km
Hostel Accommodation
< 1 km
33 km
Bunk House
2 km
33 km
Walkers are Welcome
4 km
49 km
Group Accommodation
4 km
53 km
Walkers are Welcome
3 km
84 km
Walkers are Welcome
< 1 km
92 km
Group Accommodation
< 1 km
102 km
Walkers are Welcome
3 km
130 km

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Route Profile:

138.4 km (86.0 miles)
4,520 m (14,829 ft) ascent
546 m (1,791 ft)  maximum height

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