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The Cheshire Matterhorn

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Derbyshire Dales Group

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Overview

Starting at Clough House, the walk is through upland pastures and paths of the Macclesfield Forest , finishing with a long climb to the summit of Shutlingsloe, followed by a short, sharp descent.

Thursday, 5 September 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
2:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:
548.6m / 1800ft
Type:
circular
Website:
https://derbyshiredalesramblers.org.uk/html/home.php

Walking poles may be advisable for the descent.

Features

  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SJ 98734 69886
Nearest postcode:
SK11 0BD
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Start time:
10:00 am

Car Park 1.5 kilometres north of Wildboarclough at Clough House. Parking is currently free but this is subject to change.

Upcoming walks with Derbyshire Dales Group

Trees

Dimmingsdale Wood and Churnett Valley - Booking required*

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
A recent walk

Farnah Green, Midshires Way & Holbrook

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Bridge over river

An extra leisurely walk from Bakewell

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Yellow flowers

Brackenfield

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.5 miles
Strines Reservoir and Tower

Low Bradfield Sands

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Mother Cap and Over Owler Tor

Longshaw

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.8 miles
Derwent from Froggatt Bridge

CALVER- The 5 village walk- Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
A recent walk

Amber Valley Circuit

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Poppies

An extra leisurely walk from Alsop en le Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Cosmos

Ambergate and Shining Cliff

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Brassington Village

Kirk Ireton

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Weaver Hills Trig Point

Ellastone (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
16.0 miles
Looking over Edale

Mam Tor and Rushup Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
church

Chatsworth Park and Dobbs Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Rumbling Street, Linacre & Barlow

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
River

An extra leisurely walk from Darley Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Foolow Duck Pond

Wardlow- The Six-Lows Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Riber Castle

Holloway (booking required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
Abney Clough

Sir William Hill

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Ilam Hall from Ilam Park

Ilam

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
stream

Litton, Tideswell, Millers Dale, Monsal Trail and Cressbrook Mill - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.7 miles
A recent walk

Great Longstone, Longstone Moor & Calver Peak

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Waterfall

An extra leisurely walk and tour of the mills, Lumsdale

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
2.0 miles
Dethick St John the Baptist Church

Holloway

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Green valley with sheep

Shillito Wood

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Crookstone Moor and sheep

Fairholmes (Strenuous)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Cromford, Willersley Castle

Cromford and Bolehill

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.5 miles
trees

Eddlestow Lot, Kelstedge and Uppertown.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Youlgreave, Hopping Farm, Alport & Meadow Place Grange

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Mill in woods

Walk from Tideswell (with shorter extra leisurely option from Litton)

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.5 miles
Darley Dale from Snitterton

South Darley village walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.5 miles
Walking up to Robin Hood's Stride

Youlgrave

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
13.0 miles
A view over fields to the Manifold Valley

Quiet walk above Chatsworth and Haddon Estates

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
canal

Cromford Meadows, Cromford Canal and Bow Wood - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Pleasely Pit 1

PLEASLEY PIT and PLEASLEY VALE (Booking required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Ramblers getting ready to move off

The Cheshire Matterhorn

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Bamford Edge

Bamford- Bradwell and Shatton Moor

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
Fancy Dam at Ladygrove

Darley Dale and Sydnope

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
River Bradford 1

Middleton by Youlgreave

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Lathkill Dale

Limestone Country and Lathkill Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Thor's Cave

Wetton- Thor's Cave spectacular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Moorland walk with Ramblers

Dennis Knoll to Redmires

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
River Wye limestone dale

Tideswell and the Limestone Way

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
Derbyshire countryside

Firestone to Belper

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Derwent

Calver

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Misty walk on moorland

Axe Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
Ashover Amber Valley

Ashover Adventure

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Manifold Valley walk

Manifold Valley Area

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.3 miles
Crich Stand 1

Holloway via Crich to the Cromford Canal

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Monsal Head Viaduct

Monsal Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.42 per month
Register for an account for FREE