Did cuckoos really once dance on the Cuckoo Stone, high above the Manifold Valley? Well that's what the locals say. But whether or not you believe them you must visit the heather clad Revidge. The name means Foxes Edge and this is one of the best viewpoints in the southern Peak District.
LOCATION: Eight miles south of Buxton
START: B5054 Manifold Valley Visitor Centre, two miles west of Hartington, toilets
Grid ref: SK103593 Postcode: SK170EZ
DISTANCE: 7 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 3.5 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak Landranger 119
REFRESHMENTS: Hulme End Village Shop & Butchers Arms
EN ROUTE: Warslow, Brund
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News