Product Description

Those unfamiliar to the Peak District might assume it is a region of pointed mountains. In fact, the highest land is found on the almost flat plateaux in the north. The name probably comes from the Old English 'peac', meaning hill. The 'Dark Peak' in the northern Peak District is a terrain of gritstone bedrock, high, open moorland, distinctive crags or 'edges', and resistant rocky tors eroded into remarkable shapes in places. In contrast, the White Peak of the southern Peak District is characterised by greyish white limestone, attractive river valleys such as the Lathkill and the Dove, underground caverns and drystone walls.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #140379 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

Customer Reviews

More challenging than I expected...
We have both the Jarrold Short Walk and Pathfinder guides to the Peak District and both have a great variety of routes, taking in the most popular hills, dales and edges of this beautiful area. The only reason I have not given this Short Walk Guide five stars is that I feel the cover is quite deceptive - hiking up to the Kinder Plateau via Crowden Brook, or descending Shutlingsloe via a virtually sheer rock face are not routes that I think could safely be undertaken by a family with small children (and all wearing sandals!) as the cover photo suggests.