Making Tracks

Making Tracks
Author: Joanne Wright
Publisher:
Total Pages: 93
Release: 1998
Genre: Peak District (England)
ISBN: 9780951943748

Walking in the Peak District - White Peak West

Walking in the Peak District - White Peak West
Author: Paul Besley
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2021-08-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1783628693

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 in the Ancient Peak District

Walks in the Ancient Peak District
Author: Robert Harris
Publisher: Sigma Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2005
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781850588221

Contains a collection of walks visiting the well-known and hard-to-find prehistoric monuments and sites of the Peak District. Divided into four sections, this book includes - the White Peak with its familiar limestone plateau and deep-cut dales, and the high gritstone moorland of the Dark Peak, and the Western, and Eastern Moors.

The Peak District

The Peak District
Author: BEN. GILES
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2020-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781907025778

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.

50 Walks in Hampshire & Isle of Wight

50 Walks in Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Author: David Hancock
Publisher: Aa Pub
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2001
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780749528737

Discover the highlights of Hampshire with the help of this slim-line pocket-sized walking guide. The guide offers over 50 walks, including the Winchester Meadows, Silchester, Titchfield Haven, and the ancient manors of the Isle of Wight. A lively introduction to the county sets the scene.

Walks to Viewpoints

Walks to Viewpoints
Author: Chiz Dakin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2018-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781908632784

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.

CAMRA's Peak District Pub Walks

CAMRA's Peak District Pub Walks
Author: Bob Steel
Publisher: Camra Books
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012
Genre: Bars (Drinking establishments)
ISBN: 9781852493035

Peak District Pub Walks is a pocket-sized, traveller's guide to some of the best walking and best pubs in the Peak District. The book also explores some of the region's fascinating industrial heritage and has useful information about local transport and accommodation.

50 Gems of the Peak District

50 Gems of the Peak District
Author: Denis Eardley
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2019-05-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1445684500

This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of the Peak District's most precious assets shows what makes it one of the most visited parts of the country.

Dark Peak Walks

Dark Peak Walks
Author: Paul Besley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781852845193

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

50 Walks in West Yorkshire

50 Walks in West Yorkshire
Author: Aa Publishing
Publisher: AA Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780749574888

Walking is one of Britain's favorite leisure activities, and this guide features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all of the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history and wildlife of West Yorkshire, and clear mapping for ease of use. Every route has been color-coded according to difficulty, and walks are annotated with local points of interest and places to stop for refreshments. Every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface, and access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking, and public toilets.