Location
Glossop
Duration
6 hours
Price
from £38
# People
2 - 8 people
Chilled
Active
Tough
Price details
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Meeting place
Shepley Street, Old Glossop. (near the junction with Hope Street)
Itinerary
Day 1
This walk takes you up a lovely but little visited ridge onto the second highest mountain in the Peak District, Bleaklow. We set off from Old Glossop along the route of an old roman road. Soon we leave the main path and gradually climb up an easy track until which reach Dog Rock providing some fantastic views.
The path becomes much smaller and almost indistinct now as we head across the notoriously difficult to navigate Bleaklow. Having an experienced guide with you means there’s no need to worry! As we continue over Bleaklow the route will be a little rougher in places. There will be great opportunities here to teach you a little about this special and important ecosystem. After a total climb of around 350m (1200ft) we reach the top, and a good spot for some lunch.
From here we head we have the option of taking a look for Mountain Hares before heading over to the site of the 1948 B29 Superfortress plane crash (sadly all 13 crew members died). The plane was on a short journey from Lincolnshire to Burtonwood near Warrington when it hit the top of the hill in low cloud.
Next we head down slightly to the memorial and site of the Canadian Lancaster Bomber. To finish the walk we continue down the ridge and back to Old Glossop.
The walk is on a mixture or good tracks and then mostly smaller rougher paths. At any time of year there are likely to be some wet and muddy sections, especially on Bleaklow and Kinder Scout with their peat bogs. As, at times we will be leaving the paths and walking across rougher ground as we head to the crash sites, walking boots providing ankle support and keeping your feet dry are strongly recommended. There is one long hill with a climb of around 350m / 1200ft and a similar descent. These are fairly steep in places. The total walk is around 14km / 9miles.
For private bookings this can be extended by including additional crash sites to provide walks of between 14km / 9miles and a challenging 25km / 15miles. Half day walks from around 8km / 5 miles area also available as private group walks. There are also a number of locations where we could start bespoke walks from. Please contact us directly to discuss private bespoke bookings or look at our "Crash Site Walking Tour - Bespoke Private Group" listing.
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Things you'll need to bring
Area
Glossop
Starting point
Shepley Street, Old Glossop. (near the junction with Hope Street)
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