Curling round the massive bulk of Fin Cop, the River Wye flows through Monsal Dale and down to Ashford in the Water, one of the most attractive villages in the Peak. But the lead mines are here too, for in Great Shacklow Wood water pours from a dark tunnel as a reminder of the past.
LOCATION: Seven miles east of Buxton
START: White Lodge pay & display car park, card only on the A6, toilets
Grid ref: SK170707 Postcode: SK179UH
DISTANCE: 7 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 4 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - White Peak Landranger 119
REFRESHMENTS: Monsal Head and Ashford in the Water
EN ROUTE: Monsal Head
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News