Walking Britain Hordron Road and the Little Don without a car
Introduction to Walk 1401
Nat Park - Peak District - Black Hill Dovestone
County/Area - South Yorkshire
Author - Peter Schofield
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
Ascent - 720 feet / 218 metres
Time - 3 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
Hordron Road and the Little Don is a Peak Ditrict walk that can be reached by public transport. This half day route visits a beautiful moorland area which is little known by most visitors to the area. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers. Travel restrictions for exercise in Wales and Scotland will be lifted in early July.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL1 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL1 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 110 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 110 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Books & eBooks
Dark Peak Walks
Guidebook to 40 walks in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. 35 circular routes for most abilities, from 8km to 19km, around Edale, Marsden, Fairholmes, Baslow and Castleton, including Kinder Scout and Mam Tor, and 5 longer (25km to 45km) routes highlighting the best of the Gritstone Edges, High Moorland and Deep Valleys.
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