Activities
 

Print Trails

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. This is free to download. Once you have opened the self-guided walking trails, you can print them off at home and enjoy the walks.
 

Peak Experience self-guided trails

There are three trail difficulty ratings; green are the easiest routes, yellow are intermediate routes and red routes are the most strenuous. Please ensure you take appropriate clothing, footwear, maps, food and drink with you.

Hoe Grange Time Travellers Trail (418kb)
Discover what archaeology can tell us about the history of the land. Download this 8 mile (12.5km) route steeped in history - from Neolithic farmers to Victorian railwaymen.

Let the kids explore with you! Download the activity sheet for 7 - 9 year olds.
 
Coombes Valley Wild Walk (808kb)
Download the trail to this wonderful RSPB reserve in the south west peak. This family friendly stroll takes you through stunning woodland. Listen out for a symphony of bird calls and the chaging colours through the seasons.
 
Let the kids explore with you! Download the trail for 7 - 9 year olds.
 

Edale Wild Walk (580kb)

Download a trail to explore the many faces of Edale's wild side that starts at the Moorland Centre and takes you on to the moorlands above.
 
Let the kids explore Edale with you! Download the trail for 7 - 9 year olds.
 

White Peak Wild Walk (636kb)

Download the self-guided walk and explore the wildlife of the White Peak. The walk begins at White Lodge, next to a bus stop on the A6 and a pay and display car park, between Bakewell and Buxton.
 
You can also download a children's activity sheet to accompany the trail. Ideal for any 7 - 9 year olds going with you.
 

Hathersage Jane Eyre Trail (614kb)

Download the trail and step into the pages of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, visiting locations Charlotte knew and drew inspiration for places and people in her novel. Also explore locations from Pride & Prejudice, the film, the grave of Robin Hood's sidekick Little John, a Romano-British village, Norman fort, historic church and breathtaking moorlands.
 
Children going with you? Download the children's trail for 7- 9 year olds.
 

Three Forts Trail Time Travellers Trail in the Hope Valley (5.3mb)

Download the self-guided trail to Mam Tor, Peveril Castle and Navio Roman fort. The trail links all three by public transport and has information on bus routes, how to obtain timetables online and how to use your mobile phone to text for the next departures. Travel back in time and leave the car at home!
 

Castleton Geology Trail - Easy Access Route (4.5mb)

Take the family on a self-guided trail around Castleton's more accessible geological wonders. All sites are accessible along roadside paved footpaths suitable for buggies, wheelchairs and for those with low mobility. Alternative routes across fields are suggested also.
 
Children going with you? Download the children's trail for 7 - 9 year olds to discover more on the way.
 

Castleton Geology Trail - Long Distance Route (5.6mb)

On this self-guided trail, get to the heart of the Peak District's 350-million-year-old-story, as you scale the shale and gritstone heights of Mam Tor and overlook the brooding Dark Peak in the north and the older limestone White Peak area in the south.
 

Grindleford Geology Trail (6.2mb)

This circular PDF self-guided trail takes you to a historic quarry, through ancient woodland and a medieval packhorse route, before returning to Grindleford Station.
 
Children going with you? Download the children's trail  for 7 - 9 year olds to discover more geological facts on the way.
 

Lathkill Dale Geology Trail (1.2mb)

Download the self-guided trail along Natural England Lathkill Dale National Nature Reserve. Travel back in time millions of years to discover ancient waterfalls, tropical seas, fossil sea creatures and the famous grey marble quarries. Produced in partnership with Natural England.

 

How We Ate......Blackwell (415kb)

A self-guided trail starting at Miller's Dale that takes you back thousands of years to discover how Blackwell and Priestcliff have been shaped by farming.
 
Download the children's trail for 7 - 9 year olds.
 

How We Ate......Longnor (778kb)

Download this 2.7 mile circular walk and work up an appetite around the glorious Manifold Valley near to the historic market town of Longnor. On your way you’ll discover traditional farms, stone barns and walled fields with herds of cows and flocks of sheep. You’ll see land that produced oats and many thousands of tons of cheese each year. On your return, you can take tea in the Victorian market hall, and sample delicious local produce.
 
Download the children's trail for 7- 9 year olds.
 

How We Ate.......Longshaw (5mb)

This self-guided trail takes you through the Longshaw Estate owned by the National Trust, and the home to the longest continuously running sheep dog trials.
 

A Journey Through Industrial Cheddleton (5.1mb)

Discover how industry has shaped Cheddleton's past, influenced its present and impacts on its future. You will take in the famous Cheddleton Flint Mill before following the now quiet canal to discover more industrial heritage.
 

Hope, Edale and Castleton

Short, one page walking guides to the three villages. There are the Edale Heritage trail, Castleton Historic Shopping trail and the Hope Village Historical trail.
 

Trails from partner organisations

 

Buxton Town Guide (1.4mb)

Download the guide to Buxton which includes an architectural heritage walking trail. Produced by High Peak Borough Council.
 

Carsington Water Purple Trail (3.66mb)

Download this 3 mile walking guide along the side of Carsington Water that introduces the history of the reservoir. Produced by Severn Trent Water.
 

Chapel-en-le-Frith Guide (673kb)

Download a short introduction to Chapel-en-le-Frith. Produced by High Peak Borough Council.
 

Glossop Heritage Trails (1.1mb)

Explore Glossop and the League of Gentlemen's Royston Vasey (Hadfield) in three self-guided trails. You'll never leave. Produced by High Peak Borough Council.
 

Hamps and Manifold Geology Trail (1.5mb)

Follow the geological story of how the Hamps and Manifold valleys were formed over 250 million years in this self-guided trail along the two valleys between Hulme End visitor centre and Waterhouses. A tale of disappearing rivers, mineral riches and Ice Age beasts. Produced by the Staffordshire RIGS Groups.
 

High Peak and Tissington Trails (770kb)

Download the guide to these delightful trails. Produced by Derbyshire County Council and the Peak District National Park Authority.
 

Ilam Park to Dovedale (103kb)

Download the National Trust's self-guided trail through the Dovedale National Nature Reserve.
 

Kinder Scout Trail (193kb)

Download the National Trust's self-guided walk in the footsteps of the tresspassers from Hayfield.
 

Macclesfield Forest (760kb)

Download the guide to walks in the Macclesfield Forest. Produced by Cheshire County Council, Macclesfield Borough Council, the Peak District National Park Authority and United Utilities.
 
Middleton Dale Geology Trail (1,5mb)
Download the self-guided trail about the geology of Middleton Dale near Stoney Middleton. Produced by the Peak District National Park Authority and English Nature.
 

New Mills Heritage Trail (617kb)

Discover the industrial heritage of New Mills in this self-guided trail. Produced by High Peak Borough Council.
 

Peak Forest Tramway (1.2mb)

Discover the historic route of the Peak Forest Tramway between Bugworth Basin and Charley Lane. Full of industrial heritage. Produced by High Peak Borough Council.
 

Roystone Grange (1.7mb)

A self-guided walk through time in this unpsoilt valley north of Bradbourne. Produced by the Peak District National Park Authority.
 

Trespass Trail (1.3mb)

Now you can follow in the footsteps of the Kinder trespassers by walking the Trespass Trail, a 14-mile walk starting and finishing at New Mills, where there are rail connections from Manchester and Sheffield. Written by Martin Doughty and Roly Smith for Natural England, Peak District National Park Authority and the Ramblers Association.
 

White Peak Cycling Trails (1.1mb)

Download a guide to over 70 miles of cycling routes in the White Peak. Produced by BESST in partnership with Derbyshire County Council, Staffordshire County Council and Severn Trent Water.
 
 
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