Walk d257 Windgather Rocks and Errwood Hall via Foxlow Edge from Errwood Reservoir

This 7¼ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Errwood Reservoir & will take about 4 hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7¼mls (11.5km)
Ascent:1,388ft (423m)
Time:4hrs
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Route outline for walk d257:

Errwood Reservoir  -  The Goyt Valley  -  The Street  -  Fernilee Reservoir  -  Jep Clough  -  Deep Clough  -  Mill Clough  -  The Midshires Way  -  Knife Farm  -  Madscar Farm  -  Overton Hall Farm  -  Taxal Edge  -  Windgather Rocks  -  Goyt Forest  -  Pym Chair  -  The Street  -  Foxlow Edge  -  The Goyt Valley  -  Errwood Hall  -  Errwood Reservoir

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Midshires Way, a 362km (225 miles) linear footpath connecting Hampton Wainhill near Bledlow in Buckinghamshire, England with Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. The Midshires Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Midshires Way.


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d257 Windgather Rocks and Errwood Hall via Foxlow Edge from Errwood Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

Sign near Errwood Reservoir in The Goyt Valley

Sign near Errwood Reservoir in The Goyt Valley

Photo: Mike Walker (601)

Peak & Northern Footpaths Society Public Footpath Sign No. 270 on Taxal Edge

Peak & Northern Footpaths Society Public Footpath Sign No. 270 on Taxal Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (579)

Errwood Reservoir in the Goyt Valley

Errwood Reservoir in the Goyt Valley

Photo: Mick Coxon (12)

Goyt Forest

Goyt Forest

Photo: Mike Walker (577)

Fernilee Reservoir, The Goyt Valley

Fernilee Reservoir, The Goyt Valley

Photo: Mike Walker (566)

Errwood Reservoir in The Goyt Valley

Errwood Reservoir in The Goyt Valley

Photo: Mike Walker (599)

Deep Clough in The Goyt Valley

Deep Clough in The Goyt Valley

Photo: Mike Walker (597)

Errwood Reservoir, The Goyt Valley

Errwood Reservoir, The Goyt Valley

Photo: Mike Walker (564)

Yacht sailing on Errwood Reservoir in The Goyt Valley

Yacht sailing on Errwood Reservoir in The Goyt Valley

Photo: Mike Walker (600)


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