The gritstone edge walking podcasts will introduce you to walking in the Peak District. Each podcast covers a single walk talking you through an interesting area of the Peak DIstrict. Here you will find walks mainly in the Dark Peak area including the Eastern Edges, Kinder, Bleaklow and a few outside these areas.

Other Peak District routes

• Shatton Moor
• Monsal Dale and Magpie Mine
• The Roaches

The Roaches.

The Roaches are a gritstone edge on the west of the Peak District, just above Leek. The crags here broken up in places giving some spectacular shapes. Thi route walks along the edge and also takes in Luds Church, one of the spectacular sites of the Peak District and, Hen Cloud at the south of The Roaches which is a fine triangular hill with great views.

Shatton Moor.

Shatton Moor looks over must of the Hope Valley from Hathersage and around to Bradwell, giving good views with a backdrop of the upper Derwent Valley.the route does not go to the top of the moor but keeps to the tracks around the moor. Prominent on the side of Shatton Moor is a large communications mast. The route climbs on the tracks to the mast, then descends to Ofterton House and then the river side to return to Shatton.

Mapie Mine.

This is a walk through an interesting part of the White Peak. The walk starts at Ashford in the Water and climbs through thepaths to the high fields. From here the route takes us towards Monsal Head, but just short the walk goes down the Monsal Dale weir. A walk down Monsal Dale in the trees is followed by a walk up Deep Dale which is more open. Then there is the climbback up to Sheldon village and onto Magpie Mine. This mine isin a good state and great to walk around. Then it is back down to Ashford.