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Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill from Hurdlow
Distance: 10 miles
Duration: 5h
Difficulty: 4-5 (steep ascents; optional bit of a scramble)
Meeting: Tesco Didsbury car park, 9am (car share)
This beautiful walk with a twist will take us from a village of Hurdlow south of Buxton across some fields, disused railway tracks and rolling hills to Chrome Hill (also known as “the dragons back” because of its stunning rock ridges), a limestone reef knoll dominating the landscape. After climbing it we will climb another stunning remnant of the ancient tropical sea reef, Parkhouse Hill, and return back to Hurdlow for a well deserved pint and a Sunday roast at the award winning Royal Oak.
Kit list: walking boots (no trainers), hiking trousers (no jeans), warm clothes, waterproofs, hat, tea flask, sandwich.
Kit list: hat, gloves, warm clothes, waterproof jacket and trousers, walking trousers walking boots as may be slippy tea flask.
Regular walking can...
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fill you with energy and confidence
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help you beat stress
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make your heart fitter and strengthen your bones
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help you keep your weight down
