Peak District
RUGGED RIDGE WALK
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SK090670 With the church on the left exit the village southeasterly. Fork left at a road junction before a duck pond. Rise up the lane to where a track forks right to Wheeldon Trees farm and take the footpath on the right through a gated stile. Descend through another gate and go right and then left after a few paces to rise steeply through a rock band to the summit of High Wheeldon.
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SK100661 Take the descending ridge path north-westerly, and as the path becomes vague watch for a large tree with a telegraph pole right of it. Cut right to head for the telegraph pole descending to a path junction by a wall (SK099663). Go left to descend through a gate to a lane. Go left along the lane to shortly take a track on the right before a stone barn. Continue on the track passing through a farmyard. Pass through three gates to reach farm buildings and continue on to a T-junction at Glutton Bridge. Go left, then right on a lane (after a phone box). Follow this to a track junction and stay left for ‘Hollinsclough’. Stay ahead on the track to go left for ‘Hollinsclough’ at a junction. Turn right when the track meets the lane – continue to Hollinsclough.
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SK065665 Go right past the church in Hollinsclough. Shortly take a footpath on the right through a gate. Keep ahead on the path descending to cross a bridge via two gates. Rise to go left on a track by a signpost. Follow the track through a gate and continue rising beyond. Follow the track past a farm and go right down a lane. Follow the lane to take a permissive footpath on the right over a stile. Pass through a gate, cross a stile and cut left uphill. Cross a track and follow the path through two gates. Descend to go left through a
kissing gate. Follow the path past outcrops and through another kissing gate. Go left rising by a wall. Keep the wall on the left to continue up the ridge of Chrome Hill. Further on cut right away from the wall and follow the ridge path to the unmarked summit of Chrome Hill.
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SK070673 Descend the ridge southeasterly passing through a kissing gate, eventually reaching a stile to a lane. Go right to a ‘no parking’ sign. Leave the lane to follow a path on the left, which cuts up to the left of a limestone pinnacle. After it fork right and onto the ridge of Parkhouse Hill at a notch.
Cut left climbing steeply up the exposed ridge to reach the unmarked summit of Parkhouse Hill.
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SK079669 Descend the ridge steeply easterly. At the bottom head for a wall corner with two gates. Go through the right one (gated stile) to cross a field descending to pass through a gate. Rise up the next field passing through a gate to a lane. Cross over to climb steps and pass through a gate. Follow a rising path, cross a stile and continue through a kissing gate. Cross through fields and gates to cut left at the Quiet Woman pub. Turn right through a gate back to Earl Sterndale.