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***NEW WINTER/SPRING WALKS PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE! CLICK HERE!!!  Welcome to Grough-Stuff Walks Grough-Stuff Walks offers a personally-led guided walk service for individuals or groups of people in and around Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park. Who would benefit from participating on a Grough-Stuff guided walk? You may be a tourist or visiting the Peak District for the first time? Maybe you just don't know where best to walk or are not fully confident in being able to navigate yourself safely across the moors? Perhaps you would just like the reassurance and unique knowledge of a local guide? If so, then Grough-Stuff Walks is the choice for you. Operating, primarily, at the weekends, Grough-Stuff Walks caters for individuals or groups.
Grough-Stuff Walks operates all year round, so you can
experience the Peak District in all its glory in every season, should you so wish.
Walks can be tailored to suit you or your group! I offer a variety of walks in a variety of places. Walks can be Easy, Moderate or Strenuous, depending on what you want:- Easy: These routes should pose no problem for any averagely fit person. Typically, low-level valley or river walks, although don't discount there being a hill or two thrown in for good measure. It's always good to get a view! Anything up to 6 miles long. Moderate: These are ideal walks for people looking for a more challenging route. Some hills will be involved. Usually, between 6 & 9 miles long. Strenuous: These are usually high-level walks with sections which may not be particularly suitable for absolute beginners. The terrain is likely to be difficult underfoot. Usually, over 10 miles long. The Choice is Yours! Maybe there is a particular area that you want to explore, or maybe you want a mystery trip...anything is possible.
Why "Grough-Stuff"? The Northern Moors of the Peak District are a unique environment. The high moors of The Dark Peak rise to
more than 2000 feet, the highest hill being Kinder Scout at 2088ft (636 metres). The tops of these high moors are covered
in a thick blanket of "peat". Streams and rivers have carved deep channels through the peat and down to
the bedrock. These deep channels are locally known as "Groughs" (pronounced "Gruffs"). Some are more than
20ft deep! It's a bit like an enormous 'maze'! Walking across this landscape is exhausting work. Navigating
in a straight line is nigh on impossible and when the mist comes down......many people shout for HEEEELP!!
If you are staying in one of the many conveniently located Peak District Hotels,
B&B's, Hostels or camp-sites, I am happy to meet you there and do a walk directly from your holiday-base. Alternatively,
we can meet up at any agreed location you have specified prior to the day of the walk.
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*IMPORTANT TO NOTE (particularly for
the ladies).........Please don't be fooled into thinking that an organisation with the words "Grough-Stuff" in its
title is some sort of 'hard-core'; 'no pain-no gain' type of outfit run by an ex-SAS Commando....it isn't!! I don't advocate
the macho approach that certain outdoor organisations seem to thrive on. The emphasis is most definitely on
enjoyment, not hardship!
......................however, if you really, really, want
to do something a bit more arduous, then just ask me and I'll see what I can do. Anything is possible!
I am particularly keen to do walks of a linear nature, making best use of public transport. The Manchester - Sheffield
railway line bisects the pennines at the point where the Gritstone of the Dark Peak meets the Limestone of the White Peak.
It makes for a convenient method of starting and finishing many excellent walking routes.
The UK's first National Trail, The Pennine Way, starts (or finishes) at Edale, which is just one of the many Railway
stations on The Hope Valley Line.
Check out the
Links! ....and please come back and visit Grough-Stuff regularly!!!
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PHONE/TEXT: 07960 345415
EMAIL: enquiries@grough-stuff.co.uk