CHANGE OF START AND ROUTE FOR THE A WALK ON 19.11.2025
Due to obstruction of the original parking area for the King Sterndale walk the start point and initial part of the route have been changed.
The revised details are:
A: King Sterndale, Brierlow Bar, Staker Hill & Earl Sterndale 11.5 ml
Done: 27/10/1999 (Condliffe), 11/03/2015 (Tim Taylor), 18/07/2018, 19/11/2025
Start: Layby N side of A6 near Topley Pike SK103724
Pub: Quiet Woman, Earl Sterndale Now ‘defunct’
Maps: White Peak W – 119 Buxton, Matlock & Dove Dale
Route AM: Fp Deep Dale; Midshires Way; SE by Horseston Hill Plnttn, Brierlow Dale (muddy) to A6 Brierlow Bar 086696; rds Sly 125m; fps WSW/NW/Sly by old rly, Staker Hill (lunch) to rd Greensides 069683; rd Sly to 078668; fps Ely by Hitter Hill to Earl Sterndale, Quiet Woman
Route PM: Joined by Cook. Rds/fp/trk Nly up to & along W rim of quarry to 088684; fps broadly ENE (tea) to A6 100687; rd 150m NNW; fps Nly/Ely/Nly by Horseshoe Dale, Deep Dale (rough) to A6 Topley Pike Quarry 103725; rd Ely to cars