Meet at the roadside parking above Callow Bank by Spot Height 432 ( GR 254825).
Cross the Moors and ascend to Higger Tor and then descend and continue via Winyard’s Nick to the Whim Plantation and Hathersage. The route then follows the valley to Brookfield Manor and Bronte’s Cottage and onwards past the remains of a chapel and an old mill pond before traversing above North Lees to the Stanage Plantation. From there the route ascends through the woods to Stanage Edge which is followed until a short moorland descent back to the cars.
Distance 8 miles