🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
5 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw EstateWalking route8.4 km▾
Panoramic views across the Peak District. This circular walk includes some short, steep sections as well as uneven ground and some muddy areas. Ensure you are wearing suitable footwear.
Named routeLength 8.4 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge Red Deer Circular Walk, Longshaw EstateWalking route9.6 km▾
Picturesque moorland route. Mostly flat circular with one or two steep sections and some woodland tracks. The paths can be narrow and stony in some places.
Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Blue Route, Longshaw EstateWalking route4.5 km▾
No steps or stiles.
Accessibility statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Gorse Bank Lanepublic footpath · 772 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 772 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
🚴
Cycling
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Monsal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴
Horse riding
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8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bar Roadbridleway · 676 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 676 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Bar Roadbridleway · 649 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 649 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
