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Overview

B WALK DESCRIPTION: This is a walk of two halves: a ridge walk and a valley walk. We start from the peakland village of Upper Hulme and soon follow a pretty streamside path before turning off to approach the Roaches ridge. We follow a steadily ascending path around the side of the ridge, then on reaching the main ridge path everything opens up and we are rewarded with magnificent views in all directions. We proceed along the ridge which is mostly flat with a bit of up and down here and there (nothing steep!) sometimes walking on flat slabs, sometimes firm surface, and the views stay with us for a long stretch - it is most enjoyable walking. At some stage we will have our picnic lunches – no shortage of beautiful picnic spots! We descend for the village of Danebridge passing through what was a forested area now largely felled so we follow what has now become a forestry road. After this break we follow the Dane Valley for largely the remainder of the walk, a wide valley initially crossing fields alongside the fast flowing River Dane a steep hill soaring above the valley.  Quite impressive. Finally, we leave the river and slowly ascend a very firm farm track through pleasant countryside finishing with field tracks into the village of Rushton Spencer where our coach awaits us. Walk distance: 9 miles. Total ascent: 1,260 feet. Picnic lunch.

Sunday, 8 June 2025
Start time:
9:00 am
Estimated finish time:
6:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14.5km / 9.0mi
Ascent:
384m / 1260ft
Type:
circular

BOOKING ESSENTIAL, please use the link above for our booking page. Coach fare £20, payable cash/cheque or in advance by bank transfer.

Features

  • Coach trip

Starting point

Grid reference:
SP 07006 87535
Nearest postcode:
B4 6EU
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