Peak District · base 5: Carsington Water and the High Peak Trail
5D Black Rocks
Two waymarked loops from Black Rocks car park, on the High Peak Trail near Cromford. Follow the green or blue posts.
3.7 kmon our map
136 m+of climbing, at least
1 hour (blue), 30 minutes (green)Ungraded
Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.
The ground
Woodland and open moor on Cromford Moor. Sheep may graze in the fenced area. No cycles or horses on the moor.
Official figure: Blue route 1.9 miles (3 km), allow 1 hour; green route 0.9 mile (1.46 km), 30 minutes (Derbyshire County Council). Source: derbyshire.gov.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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