High Peak 60
A 60-mile long-distance walk in the Peak District designed by the New Mills Group of the Ramblers’ Association. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SJ 998 854
Distance: 60 miles (96 km)
Time: 20–27 hours
Duration: 3–5 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL1 The Peak District – Dark Peak Area
OL24 The Peak District – White Peak Area
Summary
The High Peak 60 is a walk centred on the borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, designed by the New Mills Group of the Ramblers’ Association. While digital mapping sources show the route to be slightly less at around 57 miles, it measures closer to the 60-mile mark when tracked with GPS during an actual walk. From New Mills, the route takes in Thornsett, Rowarth, Cown Edge Rocks, Coombes Edge, Lee Head, Gamesley, Hadfield, Bottoms Reservoir, Valehouse Reservoir, Swineshaw Reservoir, Glossop, Lady Clough Moor, Woodlands Valley, Hope, Castleton, Peak Forest, Dam Dale, Hay Dale, Peter Dale, Worm Hill, Chee Dale, Wye Dale, Buxton, Combs, Buxworth, and Furness Vale.