The Roaches
505m (1657ft)
The White Peak Area, The Peak District, Staffordshire, England
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The summit of The Roaches is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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You can walk/hike to the top of The Roaches by using any of these 8 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
Walk s122 Lud's Church and The Roaches from Roach End
The 'easiest' way to Lud's Church & The Roaches
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.25mls (5km) |
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| Ascent: | 778ft (237m) |
| Time: | 2 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Roach End - Back Forest - Forest Wood - Lud's Church - Roach End - The Roaches - Roach End
Walk s104 The Roaches from Five Clouds, Upper Hulme
The 'easiest' way to walk The Roaches
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75mls (6km) |
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| Ascent: | 775ft (236m) |
| Time: | 2.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Five Clouds - Upper Hulme - Rockhall - Doxey Pool - The Roaches - Roach End - Spring Cottage - Five Clouds - Upper Hulme
Walk s178 The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Five Clouds, Upper Hulme
Superb views from a Peak District Icon
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.75ml (7.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,182ft (360m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Five Clouds - Pheasants Clough Farm - Roach Grange - Roach End - Bearstone Rock - The Roaches - Doxey Pool - Rockhall - Hen Cloud - Rockhall - Five Clouds
Walk s131 Lud's Church and The Roaches from Gradbach
Iconic Lud's Church and huge views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5mls (8km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,306ft (398m) |
| Time: | 3.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Gradbach - The Dane Valley Way - Gradbach Youth Hostel - The River Dane - Black Brook - Forest Wood - Lud's Church - Back Forest - Roach End - The Roaches - Roach End - Forest Wood - Black Brook - The River Dane - Gradbach Youth Hostel - The Dane Valley Way - Gradbach
Walk s161 The Roaches and Lud's Church from Five Clouds, Upper Hulme
The easiest way to The Roaches and Lud's Church
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6ml (9.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,234ft (376m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Five Clouds - Upper Hulme - Rockhall - The Roaches - Roach End - Back Forest - Lud's Church - Rock Chasm - Forest Wood - Roach End - Spring Cottage - Five Clouds - Upper Hulme
Walk s228 The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Meerbrook
Excellent country walk to huge views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,490ft (454m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Meerbrook - Lea End - Stockmeadows Farm - Meadows Farm - Buxton Brow Farm - Clough Head - Roach End - Bearstone Rock - The Roaches - Doxey Pool - Rockhall - Hen Cloud - Rockhall - Well Farm - Dains Mill - Upper Hulme - Butty Fold Farm - Tittesworth Reservoir - Meerbrook
Walk s221 Gib Tor, The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Upper Hulme
A high moorland walk with fabulous views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,795ft (547m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Upper Hulme - Dains Mill - Blue Hills - Black Brook Nature Reserve - Gib Torr Rocks - Moss Top - Moss End Farm - Black Brook - Roach End - The Roaches - Rockhall - Hen Cloud - Roaches Hall - Upper Hulme
Walk s116 The Roaches, Hen Cloud, Meerbrook and Lud's Church from Gradbach
Superb views and an ancient religious site
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5mls (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,274ft (693m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Gradbach - The Dane Valley Way - Gradbach Youth Hostel - Black Brook - Forest Wood - Roach End - The Roaches - Doxey Pool - Rockhall - Hen Cloud - Well Farm - Dains Mill - Upper Hulme - Butty Fold Farm - Staffordshire Moorlands Walk - Tittesworth Reservoir - Meerbrook - Stockmeadows Farm - Meadows Farm - Buxton Brow - Clough Head - Back Forest - Lud's Church - Rock Chasm - Black Brook - Gradbach Youth Hostel - The Dane Valley Way - Gradbach
See The Roaches and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The White Peak Area of The Peak District National Park
Less data - quicker to download
See The Roaches and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
You can find The Roaches & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged The Roaches
Ruth Mcfarlane walked up The Roaches during September, 2013 [from/via/route] Leek [with] Will
Wendy Nield climbed it on May 27th, 2021 [from/via/route] 6.5 mile circular walk from Gradbach Mill car park. [with] Hillbilly Baggers [weather] Cloudy with sunny spells - Saw a Buzzard, House Martins & Skylarks & heard a cuckoo.
Dave Gay bagged it on July 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Parked by Paddock Farm, climbed Hen Cloud via the Roaches House then followed the ridge to the trig point on The Roaches. Completed the walk with a trip to Luds Church. [with] Sean H [weather] Wet
Darin Torrance hiked The Roaches on January 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Visitor Center [weather] Cold wet - Easy walk
Lucy Perchard summited on April 1st, 2017 [from/via/route] Starting at Heaton & via Gun on the 20 mile route for the Three Shires Challenge Walk [with] Tony, Mike and Calvin [weather] misty to start (so no view from the top of the Roaches :( wet until Three Shires Head & then sunny spells after that - Will go back as despite the weather the walk was great
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, The Roaches
The Roaches, Hen Cloud and the Staffordshire Moorlands from the Gritstone Trail on Wincle Minn
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