Derwent Edge to Back Tor
£10.00
Description
Walk from Cutthroat Bridge car park and hear the gruesome story of a 400 year old murder. The route will take you above Ladybower Reservoir, I will talk about the flooding of the villages of Derwent and Ashopton to create the reservoir, also how the reservoir was used during the second world war to test Barnes Wallace’s bouncing bomb. The walk also takes in views of several famous hills: Kinder Scout and Bleaklow, the Peak District’s tallest points, Winn Hill and Stannage Edge. Much of the moorland around Derwent Edge has been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) because of its special vegetation and rare birds and animals, such as the Eurasian golden plover, red grouse, ring ouzel and mountain hare. Rare species of plants such as common cottongrass, mountain strawberry, and crowberry grow in the area.
- Length: 8.5 miles there and back
- Total ascent: 400 meters
- Estimated time 4 .5 hours
- Difficulty rating 3/ 5: some steep steps, mostly paved but can be boggy after rain
Meeting point: Cutthroat Bridge car park S33 OAX ? bus from Sheffield
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