Once trains thundered across Monsal Head Viaduct and into Headstone Tunnel. Now fluorescent lighting curves away into the depths of the hillside with the flowers lining the trail even more beautiful when you emerge into daylight. The picturesque villages of Great and Little Longstone both have good hostelries while the splendid viaduct is one of the most spectacular in the country.
LOCATION: Bakewell
START: Junction of A6020 & B6001. Hassop Station pay & display car park
Grid ref: SK218706 Postcode: DE451NW
DISTANCE: 6.5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak Landranger 119
REFRESHMENTS: Hassop Station, Great and Little Longstone & Monsal Head
EN ROUTE: Great Longstone, Rowland, Rowland, Thornbridge Hall, Wye
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News