Route outline for walk d101:
Grindleford Station - Padley Gorge - Lawrence Field - Toad's Mouth - Hathersage Moor - Carl Wark - Higger Tor - Fiddler's Elbow - Upper Burbage Bridge - Burbage Moor - Burbage Rocks - Longshaw Country Park - Sheffield Plantation - Nether Padley - Oaks Wood - Grindleford Station
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
0 English Mountains |
0 Wainwrights |
0 English Nuttalls |
0 English Deweys |
0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
0 Marilyns |
3 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Burbage Edge at 500m (1641ft). Burbage Edge is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Burbage Edge is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Higger Tor at 434m (1424ft). Higger Tor is known as an English Bridget.
You will also reach the summit of Burbage Rocks at 429m (1408ft). Burbage Rocks is known as an English Bridget.
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