This is a walk into bandit country to visit the secret cave of everyone's favourite outlaw, Robin Hood. And there are still some great characters up here for, with over 500 routes, Stanage Edge is a rock climbing Mecca. Then, as a change from admiring their gymnastics, you can watch the brilliantly coloured sails of hang gliders and paragliders before descending to pay your respects at the grave of Little John, Robin Hood's henchman, and the biggest outlaw of them all.
LOCATION: Eastern Peak District
START: Centre of Hathersage Grid ref: SK230814 Postcode: S32 1BL
DISTANCE: 7.5 miles
GRADE: Moderate, with a long, gentle ascent
TIME: 4.5 hours
MAP: Outdoor Leisure - Dark Peak Landranger 110
REFRESHMENTS: Hathersage
EN ROUTE: North Lees Hall, Millstones, Dennis Knoll, Long Causeway
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News