Peak District Walk: Alport Castles and Derwent Dam
Overview
Starting from the Fairholmes visitor centre at Derwent Dam we first follow the wooded path beside the reservoir then the steady limb round Crook Hill onto the ridge passing Hagg side wood.
The a climb to Bellhag Tor for the open moorland of Rowlee Pasture. We arrive firstly at Little Moor then the Alport Castles, the largest landslip in the county forming castle like features.
At Birchen Hat we turn to descend over the moor to the reservoir where we follow the edge passing the remains of Birchenlee, Tin Town, the tin village for the workers on the dams and back to the start.
Leader: Mick Cornfield
Distance: 10 miles
Location & Itinerary
Our Sunday walks are always popular and we go out all weathers and all through the year. All walks in the Peak District need to be classified as moderate due to the terrain. Easier Moderate Walks are generally half day only around 6-8 miles.
Full day or Harder Moderate walks are normally not more than 10-12 miles although sometimes slightly more in summer months.
If you've not done much hill walking recently regardless of your general fitness level, we'd recommend starting off on one of these shorter half day walks, typically of around 6 miles before tackling our slightly more serious full day walks.
The meet time is generally 10:15am for a start at 10:30am but some differ so please check the individual walks