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- Best walks in Cheshire<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best walks in Derbyshire<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best walks in Shropshire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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Best walks in Staffordshire<\/h2>\n
Three Shires Head<\/h3>\n
6.2 miles\/10km | 4 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>The Packhorse Bridge at the River Dane at Three Shires Head where the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet\/Credit: Alamy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n In England there are an astonishing 68 county tripoints, but perhaps none as lovely as Three Shires Head where Staffordshire, Derbyshire<\/a> and Cheshire<\/a> converge in an isolated Peak District valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Here, two bridges span the meeting of waters, a duo of waterfalls cascading over rocks to gather in mountain-cold plunge pools. Hikers, photographers and wild swimmers are all drawn to this beauty spot, so it\u2019s best to come early in the day. Enjoy an invigorating swim, a hot drink and the first rays of the summer sun before continuing on your figure-of-eight hike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
In the nesting season, the plaintive cries of curlew are a constant soundtrack above the upland streams, while the surrounding moorlands are splashed with purple heather towards summer\u2019s end<\/p>\n
Three Shires Head walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n
The Roaches<\/h3>\n
5.8 miles\/9.3km | 4 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Walk the great Roaches ridgeline\/Credit: wamp, Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n Late summer is a wonderful time of year to walk The Roaches ridgeline as it flushes purple with flowering heather.<\/p>\n
But with such striking scenery and the opportunity for numerous wildlife encounters, this Peak District<\/a> gem is well worth the visit no matter what the season. Experience the hills in all their glory on a\u00a0six-mile circular walk.<\/p>\n
The Roaches walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n
Dimmings Dale<\/h3>\n
6.2km\/3.8 miles |\u00a02 hours | easy\/moderate<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Dimmings Dale on an early autumn\u2019s day in Staffordshire\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n Magnificent woods clothe the banks of the River Churnet and its canyon-like valley in North Staffordshire.<\/p>\n
Between Leek and the picturesque little town of Alton, the watercourse wriggles its way through this secluded, arboreal landscape. It surges through the occasional village amid a beguiling countryside brimming with heritage, far from that madding crowd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
At Dimmingsdale (Dimmings Dale) near Alton, set between woodland-fringed ponds and nearby Lord\u2019s Bridge across the Churnet, stands the Ramblers\u2019 Retreat<\/a> tearoom, a long-established favourite with walkers and cyclists. It\u2019s an architectural flight-of-fancy that was formerly a towered lodge house on the vast Alton Abbey Estate owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury. A trace of the old Abbey, later renamed Alton Towers, is now at the heart of the famous theme park.<\/p>\n
- Best walks in Derbyshire<\/a><\/li>\n
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