GDH Women's Route
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 3.81 mi -
Average duration: 2h 30 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 873 ft -
Descent: - 873 ft -
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Highest point: 1,444 ft -
Lowest point: 571 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Area: Peak District -
City:
High Peak -
Start/End: N 53.431133° / W 1.947718° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 571 ft
- S/E : mi 3.81 - alt. 571 ft
Other walks in the area
Cown Edge & Whiteley Nab from Chunal
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+1,060 ft
-1,060 ft
3h 55
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Departure from Charlesworth (Derbyshire)
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Bleaklow from Old Glossop
Visorando Member 
8.53 mi
+1,512 ft
-1,512 ft
5h 15
Moderate
Departure from High Peak (Derbyshire)
Bleaklow and Higher Shelf Stones feature in this Peak District walk from Old Glossop. Other highlights include the Wain Stones, Yellow Stacks and Doctor's Gate. This moorland can be wild and desolate in bad weather so save this walk for a dry day with good visibility.
Coombs Ridge, Cown Edge from Broadbottom
Visorando Member 6.24 mi
+922 ft
-925 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Tameside (Greater Manchester)
This area sees few walkers yet there is much of interest and grand views.
Cown Edge from Broadbottom
Visorando Member 7.25 mi
+1,014 ft
-1,014 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Tameside (Greater Manchester)
This Peak District walk follows a circuit that inclues Cown Edge, which offers some fine views towards Manchester. The route is easy to follow and includes a substantial section of the Cown Edge Way.
Rowarth Brook
Association / Club / Walk leader 1.22 mi
+167 ft
-167 ft
0h 45
Easy
Departure from New Mills (Derbyshire)
An easy stroll along a pretty stream valley known locally as Little Switzerland.
Coombes Rocks and Cown Edge
Association / Club / Walk leader 7.47 mi
+1,050 ft
-1,050 ft
4h 20
Difficult
Departure from New Mills (Derbyshire)
A walk including three gritstone edges, all with fabulous views: Coombes Rocks overlook the village of Charlesworth; Cown Edge is a partly quarried edge with views to Kinder Scout, and Lantern Pike
is a well-known local summit.
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