Castle Naze, with its Iron Age hillfort, rises dramatically above the picturesque village of Combs. It's a steep pull up from Combs Reservoir, but with a superb panorama from the top, then after a stop at the Beehive, the walk finishes with a ghostly tale.
LOCATION: Two miles south-east of Whaley Bridge
START: Combs Reservoir, off B5470. Follow narrow track by Coombs Reservoir sign & park beneath dam
Grid ref: SK034798 Postcode: SK239UN
DISTANCE: 5 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Outdoor Leisure - White Peak Landranger 119
REFRESHMENTS: Beehive Inn
EN ROUTE: Meveril, Spire Hollins, Tunstead Farm
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News