When Charlotte Bronte describes Jane Eyre alighting from her coach at Fox House, "the great moors behind and on each hand", she mentions four roads. A bit of literary licence you might think, seeing as there are only three. But actually she was right, for one of them has vanished. It was the Duke of Rutland up to his tricks again. To make Longshaw Lodge more private, he had one moved - no planning permission needed in those days!
LOCATION: Peak District, three miles east of Hathersage
START: B6054, NT "Wooden Pole" car park for visitors to Longshaw Estate, one mile south of Fox House
Grid ref: SK266800 Postcode: S11 7TZ
DISTANCE: 5.5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak Explorer OL - Dark Peak
REFRESHMENTS: Fox House, NT cafe
EN ROUTE: White Edge, Lady's Cross, Barbrook Bridge
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News