Scrambles in the Dark Peak
Easy summer scrambles and winter climbs
Scrambles in the Dark Peak
Easy summer scrambles and winter climbs
Guidebook to 41 graded scrambles in the Dark Peak and Roaches areas of the Peak District, most of which can be done year round. Includes areas such as Kinder Scout, the Wilderness Gullies and Bleaklow, and features both classic (Wilderness Gully East and Wildboar Clough) and lesser known routes. Link routes, variants and extensions also described.A guidebook to 41 scrambles in the Peak District National Park. Covering the Dark Peak and Roaches areas, the routes are graded 1–3 and range from those that are suitable for adventurous walkers to harder routes that require some climbing experience.
Alongside a route description, information on approach, link routes, variants and extensions is provided allowing the routes to be adapted to suit you.
- 1:25,000 OS maps are included for each route
- Four winter routes are described including Mam Tor and Black Tor gullies
- Easy access from Manchester and Sheffield
- Local points of interest include Kinder Scout and Bleaklow
- Advice on equipment, access and conservation restrictions
Printed book
A guidebook with detailed route descriptions, stage breakdowns, accommodation listings, profiles and maps - everything you need on the trail.
ISBN
9781786310163
Availability
Published
Published
22 Aug 2018
Reprinted
24 Mar 2025
Edition
Second
Pages
192
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.15cm
Weight
230g
eBook
The complete digital edition of the guidebook, with full route descriptions, accommodation listings, profiles and maps, ready to use on any device.
CONTENTS
Map key
Overview map
Preface
INTRODUCTION
Scrambling in the Dark Peak
Warnings and precautions
Equipment
Maps
About the routes
Access
Conservation
THE CHEW VALLEY AREA
1 Rimmon Pit Clough/Trinnacle/Holme Clough
2 Alderman's Rocks
3 Dovestone Quarry Central Gully
4 Charnel Clough
THE WILDERNESS GULLIES
5 Wilderness Gully West
6 Wilderness Gully East
7 Wilderness Gully Far East
8 Wilderness Gully Far Far East
9 Wilderness Gully Far Far Far East
10 Chew Brook
THE CROWDEN AREA
11 Oaken Clough
12 Coombes Clough
BLEAKLOW
13 Shining Clough
14 Deer Knowl
15 Lawrence Edge No 1
16 Lawrence Edge No 2
17 Wildboar Clough
18 Torside Clough
19 Torside Gully
20 Yellowslacks Brook/Dowstone Clough
21 Ashton Clough
22 Alport Castles Tower
23 Alport Castles Gully
KINDER SCOUT
24 Blackden Brook
25 Fair Brook
26 Fair Brook Gully
27 Nether Red Brook
28 Upper Red Brook
29 Far Upper Red Brook
30 Square Chimney Exit
31 Kinder Downfall Climb
32 Arpeggio Gully
33 Red Brook
34 Crowden Clough
35 Grindsbrook Clough
36 Ringing Roger
OUTLYING AREAS
37 Back Tor Gully
38 Mam Tor Gully
39 Elbow Ridge
40 Roaches Lower and Upper Tier Ridges
41 Chrome Hill/Parkhouse Hill
Appendix A Index of routes
Appendix B Further reading
Appendix C Useful contacts
Seasons
Four winter-only routes; all others possible at any time of year, although heavy rain and higher than usual water levels will affect some scrambles
Centres
Most scrambles in this guidebook are within easy reach of Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester. Local centres could be Edale, Crowden, Hayfield, Greenfield.
Difficulty
Routes are graded 1 to 3 in order of increasing difficulty (from 'scrambly' walks to moderate/difficult rock climbs). Easy scrambles are suitable for adventurous walkers with good fitness and navigation skills, harder routes require some rock climbing experience. In winter conditions, Scottish winter grades 1-2/3 apply and crampons and ice axes will be needed.
Must See
Kinder Downfall and the ravine; Ashop Clough and its gullies; Bleaklow via Ashton Clough; Torside Gully; Wildboar Clough; the Wilderness Gullies - all are good scrambles at any time of year. Mam Tor and Back Tor gullies are local winter classics.
July 2022
Correction
The line map for routes 30 and 32, Square Chimney Exit and Arpeggio gully on page 137 is incorrect. The line for route 32 should follow the first stream shown on the OS map down the ravine from the downfall. This also moves the line for route 30 closer to the downfall. See maps on pages 145 or 153 for the correct locations.
July 2021
2021 reprint route updates
1016 Reprint 2021 (11.558 MB)
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