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Overview

A WALK DESCRIPTION: Leader: Andy Bates. 12 miles, ~1500 ft total, ascent 450m. This is a circular walk based on Hartington (Peak District). From Hartington we head north west crossing the valley to then climb up to Sheen Hamlet.  From Shen we walk around side of Sheen hill to reach road which we follow until we come to gate of permissive path to Sheen Hill, Sheen hill gives views all around the valley. From Sheen hill we retrace our steps to road and back up it. After a short while we turn right and drop down to reach the Manifold trail which we follow to reach village of Longnor. From Longnor we head north east to cross river Dove and then we follow the Dove down to Crowdicote and then we reach the Pilsbury castle hills, ( motte. and bailey). From here we climb up above valley and head back to Hartington. The fare is £15.

Sunday, 31 May 2026
Start time:
9:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
19.3km / 12.0mi
Ascent:
457.2m / 1500ft
Type:
circular

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Features

  • Coach trip
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
SP 07006 87535
Nearest postcode:
B4 6EU
what3words:
echo.pipe.dull
Start time:
9:00 am

The coach pick-up is the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedral. B4 6EU.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking