Discover the ten finest short circular Classic Walks on the High Escarpments of the Peak District in this handy pocket-size guidebook.
Delightful Circular Rocks and Edges Walks in the Peak District
This attractive pocket size book will take you on short circular walks to the ten finest rocks and edges in the Peak District.
Surprisingly for newcomers, the Peak District is almost devoid of anything resembling a traditional mountain peak (the name instead derives from the Old English paec, merely meaning ‘hill’). In reality, The Peak is a high, sloping plateau, cleft by deep valleys and winding ravines.
In compensation, however, there are long runs of startlingly dramatic cliffs — here known as edges — and spectacularly weathered outcrops of rock, often referred to as tors.
For rock climbers, they offer some of England’s finest challenges, while for walkers the views from the escarpments’ rims can be unforgettable.
Inside the Book
The Peak District National Park: an introduction
Top Ten Walks: Rocks and Edges: a photo mosaic
1. Millstone Rocks
2. Edale’s Tors
3. Derwent Edge
4. Rushup Edge
5. Bamford Edge
6. Stanage Edge
7. Millstone Edge
8. Baslow and Curbar edges
9. Birchen and Gardom’s edges
10. The Roaches
Useful Information
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These guides set a new standard in clarity, appeal and ease-of-use with:
• Clear information
• Overview and introduction for each walk
• How to get there and parking
• Expertly written numbered directions
• Detailed Ordnance Survey maps
• Superb professional photographs
• Interpretation of points of interest along the way
• Robust, flapped covers
• Handy size and light to carry
This lovely pocket-size book is the perfect gift for walkers everywhere.
Dennis Kelsall is a professional writer of UK outdoor guides and has authored several guides to the Peak District National Park. He is also a member of the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild.