Section 1 of 20, Peak District Boundary Walk
Buxton to Peak Forest
11 miles (17.6 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: SK 057 733. Finish: SK 113 792. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 453 m of climbing and 453 m of descent; highest point 359 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Buxton.
- Stations
- Buxton Miniature Railway (heritage railway), 270 m from the start. Directions SK 055 732Buxton, 450 m from the start. Directions SK 058 737
- Bus stops
- Buxton, Terrace Road / Market Place (Stop A), 60 m from the start. Directions SK 058 732Buxton, Terrace Road / Market Place (Stop B), 60 m from the start. Directions SK 058 732Buxton, Terrace Road / Market Place (Stop C), 80 m from the start. Directions SK 057 732
- Car parks
- Market Place car park (pay), 10 m from the start. Directions SK 058 733Slopes Car Park, 50 m from the start. Directions SK 057 733Car park, 80 m from the start. Directions SK 058 732
Getting back
The section finishes at Peak Forest.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: Dove Holes station, 4 km away (Directions).
Planning the Peak District Boundary Walk
- Planning the whole trail: cprepdsy.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: The Peak District Boundary Walk (Vertebrate Publishing).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 27%, gravel and tracks 14%, grass 9%; the rest (49%) isn't recorded.
About 24% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 28 stiles, 1 kissing gate, 19 gates, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 90 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 5.3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- MYST, Buxton: at the start.The New Inn, Buxton: at the start.High Stakes, Buxton: at the start. Real ale.The Ale Stop, Buxton: at the start. Real ale.The Vault, Buxton: at the start. Step-free.Queen's Head, Buxton: at the start.The Old Sun Inn, Buxton: 0.2 miles in. Real ale.The Swan, Buxton: 0.2 miles in. Real ale.Devonshire Arms, Peak Forest: at the finish.Blazing Rag, Buxton: 0.4 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Real ale.
- Cafés
- RASA KO.FEE, Buxton: at the start.Happy Hearts Play Cafe, Buxton: at the start.Five Ways Cafe, Buxton: 0.3 miles in.Blackwell Mill Tuck Shop, Cowlow: 5.2 miles in.Morrisons Cafe, Fairfield: 0.7 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Step-free.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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