Peak District Boundary Walk

Derbyshire, Gtr Manchester, S Yorkshire, Staffordshire, W Yorkshire

The current Peak District National Park boundary is almost identical to the one drawn up and proposed by Friends of the Peak District founders – Ethel and Gerald Haythornthwaite – 80 years ago. This new 190-mile, long distance walk never strays far from that boundary and celebrates both the huge diversity of our first national park and also its historical significance. It is created by Friends of the Peak District, a branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and safeguards the landscapes of Britain's first national park, challenging and campaigning against developments that threaten the Peak District's beauty and tranquillity. The route aims to raise awareness of the Peak District’s outstanding natural beauty and to encourage people to cherish and protect it.

Following existing paths, tracks and quiet lanes, there are dramatic crags and open moorland, quiet woodlands and popular trails.

A collaborative project, it has involved volunteers mapping the route and walking it on the ground using their local knowledge to make many improvements. Long distance walkers may enjoy the challenge of walking it in one go, but the route has been divided into manageable stages, each with at least a bus stop or car park, a toilet or a shop. The trail was officially launched in June 2017 with a big celebration, celebrity visitors, speeches, the unveiling of a plaque, food and drink, special outdoor pursuits market, music and dancing. Meanwhile volunteer Friends of the Peak District walked all 20 stages during the day. The Walk has a paperback guide, listed below, by well-known writer Andrew McCloy who gave a talk at the LDWA 2016 AGM.

The Walk takes in several Walkers are Welcome Towns shown on the mapping below (side-bar menu).

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Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Other Paths Challenging Lake/Reservoir/Loch Moorland National Park
Start and Finish:	SK058732 - Buxton, Derbyshire
Open Date:	2017
Web Sites:	Friends of the Peak District - Boundary Walk Buxton Town Team - Peak District Boundary Walk

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook

Peak District Boundary Walk : 190 miles around the edge of the National Park  (Vertebrate  - 2017 )

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