WALK DETAILS

735 Great Longstone

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Longstone Edge has been the site of many battles. But these are recent, yet no less bloody for as industry mined for fluorspar the Peak Park fought to preserve the landscape. Now at last the flowers are winning, high above the picturesque village of Great Longstone.


LOCATION: Peak District
START: Great Longstone, ten miles east of Buxton. Roadside parking in village (Grid ref 199718)
DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 2.5 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak
Landranger 119

REFRESHMENTS: Great Longstone