Walk Blackden Brooks – Peak District, England

Great easy scrambling route to Blackden Brooks summit in the Peak District National Park.

Blackden Brooks Walk Information:

  • Distance: 7.6 km
  • Duration: 3h
  • Ascent: 315m
  • Level: Hard
  • Car park: Along Snake Road (SatNav Coordinates 53.40214, -1.80601)
  • Dog friendly: No

It is thanks to the website Couchsurfing that we met Braxton who like us wanted to go hiking. He chose this hike for us and I have to say it was a very good choice. The first few kilometers are a bit hard for people who are not used to walk because the trail just goes up but once up the hill the view is breathtaking. The descent can be difficult because there is not really a path and you have to walk in the grass.

The path runs along a river for a while, which makes this hike very enjoyable. There are even places where you can soak your feet in the water. This is what we did at the end of the hike. There is a part of the hike where you have to climb / scramble a few big rocks but this is done easily without any necessary equipment.

We absolutely loved this hike and with the wonderful sun we had the view was absolutely magical.

Here are the steps to do this hike:

  • From the parking follow the path down to the river. Cross the river and follow the path until you see a gate on the left. Pass the gate and follow the path that goes up the hill with a stone wall on the right;
  • Follow this path until reaching the foot of the hill, the path divides to go to the top. The trail on the left is composed of big rocks that you have to climb (the one we took) while the trail on the right is a little easier to access;
  • Once at the top, follow the path that goes to the right (if you look down, or that goes left if you look straight ahead) and that runs along the cliff. Continue for a while;
  • Approximately at 5.5 km from the beginning of the walk you will see a dry river that descends. Follow this path to the bottom of the hill and you will arrive in front of the gate. The descent is a bit of at a guess because there is not really a trail.

Do you know this hike? Do you want to test it?


Find all our walks in the Peak District National Park on this page. To discover Cumbria it is here.

4 thoughts on “Walk Blackden Brooks – Peak District, England

  1. Cette randonnée a l’air super sympa. Je ne connais pas bien le Peak District (en effet, je n’ai fait qu’une randonnée de 4 jours là-bas, il y a quatre ans) mais j’aimerais bien découvrir plus de chemins dans ce parc dans l’avenir 🙂

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      1. Ça sera génial – j’habite à 1h de Manchester, donc pas loin du Peak District. Je suis à la recherche d’un emploi en ce moment, mais j’espère que j’aurai un peu plus de temps libre bientôt !

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