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Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill: Dragons of the Peak

Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill: Dragons of the Peak

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There are few hills worthy of the name ‘peak’ in the Peak District, with two very distinct exceptions. Geographically secreted in the upper Dove Valley, Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill are spectacular craggy etchings on the skyline of the limestone landscape. Figuratively titled the Dragon’s Back, these peaks are not the only examples of the name, which occurs most famously in Hong Kong, where it is employed for a verdant mountain trail with stunning coastal views. In Wales there are…

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The Great Ridge: Walking the boundaries of ancient and modern

The Great Ridge: Walking the boundaries of ancient and modern

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Mam Tor is a social media phenomenon, although most of the 700,000 visitors who stand upon the summit every year have no knowledge of the geologically complex and historically significant land beneath their feet. The hill may be the focal point of Derbyshire’s Great Ridge, although many do not progress beyond Mam Tor’s trig point, yet even the generally acknowledged span of the ridge for those that do sells it short. It has to be said that the overwhelming popularity…

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Kinder Scout – King of the Peak

Kinder Scout – King of the Peak

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Kinder Scout is a table top mountain, supporting a vast upland moorland plateau that forms the highest point in the Peak District at 2087ft (636m) from which, quite bizarrely, the skyscrapers of Manchester are clearly visible. Conversely, Kinder is three times taller than the city’s loftiest skyscraper and considerably more extensive, exerting an enticing presence to lure the two and a half million Mancunians away from their daily urban existence. The fascination of Kinder Scout for the denizens of the…

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The Dark White Edge – Peak Perfection

The Dark White Edge – Peak Perfection

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A ‘peak’ is a pointed mountain top, so whoever bestowed the name Peak District upon the upland terrain at the southern rise of the Pennines was a little over enthusiastic, for the majority of the higher hills there are not peaks at all, but moorland giants. Nevertheless, there are peaks in this widely varied national park, albeit relatively diminutive ones, found primarily amidst the limestone country. However, you will not find any on this outing, which in fact only loosely…

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