Peak District Walk: Silly Dale from Monsal Head
Overview
Starting from Monsal Head we descend to the viaduct to go through Headstone tunnel and follow the Monsal Trail for a while before taking the footpath to Little Longstone.
Keeping northbound through the mining area of Longstone Moor passing the stud farm to Housley, Foolow and Grindlow.
Turning south through the short Silly dale to Wardlow Mires, from here we pass the predominant Peter’s Stone rock and follow Cressbrook dale passing Cressbrook Mill to Water – cum - jolly dale and to re join the Monsal Trail back to the start.
Distance: 10 miles
Leader: Mick Cornfield
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