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Walking in the Peak District

Walking and hiking in the Peak District is blissful at any time of year. Avoid the Sunday afternoon beauty-spot crowds and you'll love it even more. All walks have been created, tried & tested and enjoyed personally by members of the Let's Stay Team...

Walks, selected listings:

  • Litton and Cressbrook Dale
    A 3-4 hour, 7 easy miles’ stroll through some lovely Dales with a traditional village, hikers’ cafes...
  • Roaches End 7 mile walk
    The Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks dominate the western arm of the Dark Peak. Popular with climbers...
  • Monsal Dale walk of 10 miles
    START AT THE CRISPIN INN, GREAT LONGSTONE - CHECK WITH LANDLORD FOR PARKING - 01629 640 237 - allow 3...
  • Baslow Edge 3 mile walk
    Baslow walks - a short stroll of just over 3 miles that should take less than 2 hours to complete. The...
  • Peak Walking Adventures
    Guided walking in the Peak District & Derbyshire Dales with Peak Walking Adventures......
  • Longnor 6 mile walk
    This absorbing stroll around the hills of the Upper Dove Valley from Longnor reveals the finest of the...
  • Stanage Edge 4 mile walk
    The four-mile long gritstone escarpment of Stanage Edge is the classic Peakland “edge” and has over 850...
  • Monyash to Lathkill Dale
    This easy half-day stroll from Monyash takes you into the heart of the Lathkill Dale and illustrates...
  • Chatsworth Triangle Walk
    Chatsworth Walks - 8 miles - includes this marvellous circular walk that offers great photo opportunities...
  • The Railway Trails and Arbor Low
    This easy walk samples both the High Peak and Tissington Trails, with a diversion to the most impressive...
  • Kinder South 5 mile walk
    This is a short exploration of the southern edges of Kinder Scout from the Vale of Edale......
  • Youlgrave 3 mile walk
    Youlgrave sits on a shelf of land between the Rivers Bradford and Lathkill, and this walk links the two...
  • Dovedale 7 mile walk
    Dovedale, now a National Nature Reserve, is the most popular dale of them all, but it is wise to choose...
  • Manifold Valley 6 mile walk
    This walk dips in and out of the peaceful Manifold Valley, which never attracts the crowds of neighbouring...
  • Great Longstone 8 mile walk
    Great Longstone to Monsal Dale, Ashford in the Water and back. An eight-mile circular walk that passes...
  • Peak Forest 4 mile walk
    This easy, 2 hour walk on the northern edge of the White Peak starts from the village of Peak Forest...
  • Hassop to Pilsley 7 mile walk
    Allow around 3.5 – 4.5 hours with a 15 minute stop. Start this walk in the village of Pilsley near Chatsworth...
  • Shutlingsloe 6 mile walk
    The 506m/1,660ft summit of Shutlingsloe has been dubbed “the Matterhorn of the Peak.” This shapely hill...
  • Chelmorton 6 mile walk
    This route follows a concessionary path to the The Neolithic Chambered Cairn at Five Wells from the historic...
  • The Roystone Grange Trail
    This is a journey back through time on a way-marked trail developed by the National Park Authority as...
  • Hartington to Pilsbury Castle
    This walk goes up the Upper Dove valley and has as its objective one of the most interesting medieval...
  • Trails for cycling and walking
    Derbyshire’s countryside and the ever-changing landscape of the Peak District offer a wide variety of...
  • Langsett 5 mile walk
    This circular walk, taking in the ruined farmstead known as North America, is a popular excursion......
  • Mam Tor 7 mile walk
    The Mam Tor-Lose Hill ridge is now generally known as “the Great Ridge,” and it is a classic, four-mile...
  • Bakewell to Chatsworth 8 mile walk
    This walk takes to the hills east of Bakewell to visit the Duke of Devonshire’s famous stately home of...
  • Castleton 5 mile walk
    Castleton Circuit – 5 miles of views! Try this circular walk of 5 miles which passes the devastation...
  • Higger Tor 5 mile walk
    The twin tors of Higger and Carl Wark dominate the Upper Burbage Valley which rises above the National...
  • Upper Derwent Valley 10 mile walk
    This all-day moorland walk takes in most of the series of dramatic tors and cloughs which punctuate the...
  • The Wilds of Bleaklow
    The route to Bleaklow’s wild and isolated summit from the old cotton town of Glossop is one of the best...
  • Lathkill Dale and Youlgreave walk
    5 miles. Begin the walk in the village of Youlgrave - approaching from the Bakewell direction pass the...
  • Monsal Dale 7 mile walk
    This easy circular stroll takes in some of the most beautiful sections through Monsal Dale, Miller’s...
  • Hope to Win Hill 5 mile walk
    This pleasant half-day walk takes you to the 462m/1,518ft summit of Win Hill Pike, one of the finest...
  • Tideswell 6 mile walk
    This walk explores the beautiful dales to the north of the River Wye from the “cathedral town” of Tideswell...
  • Castleton 4 mile walk
    Castleton's series of show caverns attract huge numbers of visitors each year, but even if it didn’t...
  • Ashford-in-the-Water 6 mile walk
    This is a classic White Peak walk, starting from the charming village of Ashford-in-the-Water and visiting...
  • White Peak Challenge Walk
    25 miles. John Merrill’s Peak District Challenge Walk (the original 1983 White Peak version available...
  • Longdendale 6 mile walk
    Although it is flooded by a string of five reservoirs, threaded by the busy A628 trunk road and defiled...
  • Sheldon Road Walk
    A Country Lane Delight -an antidote to really bad weather....
  • Froggatt Edge 7 mile walk
    This easy seven mile walk along Froggatt and Curbar Edges is one of the most popular “edge” walks in...
  • Hayfield 8 mile walk
    Kinder Downfall from Hayfield is one of the classic Dark Peak outings, and the early part of the walk...
  • Stanton Moor 6.5 mile walk
    Stanton Moor has always been a place apart, a little island of Dark Peak gritstone moorland almost completely...
  • Goyt Valley 6 mile walk
    This walk takes in the best of this popular valley; fine heather moorlands, plantation woodlands, reservoirs...
  • Great Longstone annual charity walk day with the Crispin Inn
    2, 7 or 10 miles. Organised in collaboration with the Crispin Inn, Great Longstone - this annual walk...