Flash, Staffordshire Moorlands (Leek, Staffordshire)

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View W to Wolf Edge, copyright Colin Park, used under Creative Commons licence v2.0.k

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Overview

At 1,519 feet above sea level Flash is the highest village in the United Kingdom. It is the main village in Quarnford Parish. The Parish forms the Staffordshire corner of Three Shire Heads which is marked by a packhorse bridge on the River Dane where Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire meet. Joint walk with Sandwell Ramblers and Walsall Ramblers.

Sunday, 18 May 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:45 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 13.2km / 8.2mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Walkers will need a packed lunch.

Features

Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SK 02598 67227
Nearest postcode:: SK17 0SW
what3words:: salt.owned.reddish

Start time:: 10:00 am

Brown Lane, Flash, Leek, Staffordshire

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Footbridge and Gate on the Monarch's Way, copyright Jeff Gogarty, used under Creative Commons licence v2.0.

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