Walk s215 Earl Sterndale from Longnor

This 4½ mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Longnor & will take about 2½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4½mls (7km)
Ascent:834ft (254m)
Time:2½hrs
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Route outline for walk s215:

Longnor  -  River Dove  -  Beggar's Bridge  -  High Wheeldon  -  Abbotside Farm  -  Earl Sterndale  -  Hitter Hill  -  Parkhouse Hill  -  High Acres  -  Yewtree Grange  -  Underhill Farm  -  Longnor

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Mountains
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Wainwrights
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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is High Wheeldon at 422m (1385ft). High Wheeldon is known as an English Bridget. The summit of High Wheeldon is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Hitter Hill at 362m (1188ft). Hitter Hill is known as an English Bridget.

You will also reach the summit of Parkhouse Hill at 352m (1155ft). Parkhouse Hill is known as an English Bridget.


You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)

The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s215 Earl Sterndale from Longnor

In no particular order . . .

Chapel Street, Longnor Village

Chapel Street, Longnor Village

Photo: James Gray (18)

Stone circle on the summit of Parkhouse Hill (N Top)

Stone circle on the summit of Parkhouse Hill (N Top)

Photo: Richard Hooper (35)

The Crewe and Harpur Arms, Longnor

The Crewe and Harpur Arms, Longnor

Photo: James Gray (20)

The narrow Chapel Street in Longnor Village

The narrow Chapel Street in Longnor Village

Photo: James Gray (16)

Longnor Church

Longnor Church

Photo: Maggie Kay (1)

Young Calves in the fields near Longnor

Young Calves in the fields near Longnor

Photo: James Gray (23)

Chapel Street, Longnor

Chapel Street, Longnor

Photo: Mark Glazer (1)

Parkhouse Hill from Dowel Dale

Parkhouse Hill from Dowel Dale

Photo: Richard Hooper (40)

Parkhouse Hill (N Top) from the summit of Parkhouse Hill

Parkhouse Hill (N Top) from the summit of Parkhouse Hill

Photo: Richard Hooper (34)

Longnor Village Church

Longnor Village Church

Photo: James Gray (15)


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