There are rocks to climb over and in Autumn these can be wet and slippery from rain, so take care. The walk continues along the edge, past Ashway Rocks, Great Dove Stone Rocks and all the way to Chew Reservoir. We quickly plotted this route on the OS map and then set off to walk it! We quickly plotted this route on the OS map and then set off to walk it! Author - Lou Johnson. We walked up Snake Road for half a mile until we reached a lay-by with National Trust Blackden View Farm signs. What other Peak District scramble routes have you done? I was just glad to have it to ourselves. Let me know in the comments, Walk type: Medium circular walk (challenging route in places), Walk highlights: Views across Dovestone Reservoir, waterfalls + scrambling up Birchen Clough, The Trinnacles, views along the edge, Alphin Pike, Stiles: 4 stone stiles (same 2 at the beginning) option to avoid, Car parking address: Binn Green car park, off Holmfirth Road, Oldham, OL3 7NN. Ask me in the comments below. Welcome to The Wandering Wildflower, an outdoors lifestyle blog focusing on family walks in the Peak District, a place we love exploring. This is a lovely route from Hayfield and one of the longest scramble routes in this list, which also makes it one of my favourites. A brilliant 12-mile walk exploring the north part of the Peak District. Welcome to The Wandering Wildflower, an outdoors lifestyle blog focusing on family walks in the Peak District, a place we love exploring. The path runs along Lady Clough through the woodlands, then opens out into a clearing with a woodpile and a skip. Sometimes a lack of planning can have a happy outcome. Our walk starts in Birchen Clough Bridge car park. The farmer was in his yard with some sheep and kindly let us pass through to reach Snake Road, which meant that we didnt need to follow the footpath to Alport Bridge and walk even further up Snake Road its a horrible road to walk on as the cars fly past! There are a few options to shorten this route, the first point is to descend the edge at Ashway Rocks, there are a couple of paths down along Dove Stone Moss and instead of walking along to Alphin Pike you can descend from Chew Reservoir on the road to Dovestone Reservoir. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "Birchen" Flickr tag. Dove Stone Reservoir: Beautiful walk, Wonderful view if you can climb. If youre looking for a scramble route to start with the Grindsbrook Clough is a pretty good one to do. This can get busy at weekends so be sure to get there early. After a bit of a scramble along Fair Brook you reach . Follow this until you reach the bridge, turn right and cross over here which takes you on to the path around Dovestone Reservoir. We followed the path of the Roman road down through the fields. Oyster Clough Cabin Walk Map:Parking:Birchen Clough Bridge car park, Snake Road, near Glossop (nearest postcode S33 0AB)Facilities: None there is sometimes the Wildman Cafe in the car park but Ive never seen him!Walk Time: 5-6 hoursDifficulty:Distance: 8.5 miles (13.8km)Trig PointsBagged: NonePeak District PeaksBagged: NonePeak District EthelsBagged: NoneBlackden Brook Scramble Walk Map:If you want to try some other Peak District scrambles, why not try:Crowden Clough to Kinder Scout WalkTorside Clough ScrambleMiddle Black Clough Waterfall and Bleaklow StonesHigher Shelf Stones via Ashton Clough ScrambleKinder Downfall Walk via Nether Red Brook Scramble. Dovestones & The Trinnacle - A Yodel up Birchen Clough Refine Your Search Results. There have been numerous serious incidents here where people have fallen. Ah fantastic, Simon, Ill be heading out to do some more so there might be a few more added over the next few weeks , Your email address will not be published. There is a small wooden bridge which leads to a path heading up the hill out of the woods, then we crossed the road back to the car park. Oyster Clough Cabin Walk Map:Parking:Birchen Clough Bridge car park, Snake Road, near Glossop (nearest postcode S33 0AB)Facilities: None there is sometimes the Wildman Cafe in the car park but Ive never seen him!Walk Time: 5-6 hoursDifficulty:Distance: 8.5 miles (13.8km)Trig PointsBagged: NonePeak District PeaksBagged: NonePeak District EthelsBagged: NoneBlackden Brook Scramble Walk Map:If you want to try some other Peak District scrambles, why not try:Crowden Clough to Kinder Scout WalkTorside Clough ScrambleMiddle Black Clough Waterfall and Bleaklow StonesHigher Shelf Stones via Ashton Clough ScrambleKinder Downfall Walk via Nether Red Brook Scramble.

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