Walk Higger Tor and Burbage Rocks from Longshaw Country Park
A pleasant stroll with superb views
This 5½ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Longshaw Country Park in the Peak District & will take you about 3 hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | d281 | |
| Length: | 5½ miles (8.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1007 ft (307m) | |
| Time: | 3 hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Route outline for this walk:
Longshaw Country Park - Woodcroft Car Park - Burbage Brook - Burbage Bridge - Toad's Mouth - Hathersage Moor - Carl Wark - Higger Tor - Upper Burbage Bridge - Burbage Moor - Burbage Rocks - Longshaw Country Park
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 |
 2 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Higger Tor at 434m (1424ft). Higger Tor is known as an English Bridget.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Burbage Rocks at 429m (1408ft). Burbage Rocks is known as an English Bridget.
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Higger Tor and Burbage Rocks from Longshaw Country Park
In no particular order . . .
Holly my Collie on Burbage Rocks looking out to Carl Wark with Higger Tor to the right. Kinder Scout is in the far distance
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