Peak District walk: The Roaches, Hen Cloud, Lud's Church (14 miles)

Circular walk offering the most beautiful sceneries of the Peak District national park. This time we will be walking in the South West area of the Peak District, including The Roaches and Lud's Church. See this video or this video to have an idea of how our walk will look like.

Featured photos of this event:

• Rocks near Lud's Church by Bob Jones is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Luds Church, Gradbach by Brian Deegan is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Back Forest, outcrop by Mike Faherty is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Three on the rocks by Dave Croker is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Rocky outcrop above Lud’s Church by Robin Stott is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Doxey's Pool on the Roaches by Oliver Dixon is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Summit of the Roaches by ron layters is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Planned route:

• GPX
• Komoot

Main viewpoints:

• Meerbrook
• Tittesworth Reservoir
• Hen Cloud
• Doxey Pool
• The Roaches
• Roaches Trig Point
• Lud's Church
• River Dane
• Black Forest Edge

Notes:

• Make sure you understand the elevation gain and distance mentioned in the walk description. Ask yourself if you are able to complete this walk.
• If you have knee pain when walking downhill, try using hiking poles.
• Fit and friendly dogs can join. But please keep your dog on a lead when we find livestock.
• Please don't come with flat trainers and/or jeans. You need comfortable walking trousers and shoes with good grip (so that you minimise the risk of falling down and potentially getting injured).
• It might be very windy and cold when we are on top of the hills. So you will need to bring some warm clothes with you.
• Be aware that in case of extreme weather conditions this event might be canceled or postponed.

• Any important news or updates before the event will be sent to you by email few days before the event.

• ​We have a WhatsApp community which you can join after attending at least one event.
• We would like the group to offer more walks, and of different level. But we need more people to help by creating hiking routes and/or leading walks. If you are interested to be involved, please talk to the organisers. In case you don't have experience, we will help you.

Weather forecasts:

• Meerbrook @ BBC Weather
• The Roaches @ Met Office
• The Roaches @ Mountain Forecast

What to bring:

• required: walking clothes, hiking shoes, enough food and water for a full day
• recommended: raincoat, warm fleece, comfortable backpack, suncream, sunglasses, phone
• optional: hiking poles, hat, cap, camera, gloves

More details:

• Start Time: 9:30am
• Meeting point: Tittesworth Water Visitor Centre, Meerbrook, Leek, ST13 8SW
• Length: 14 miles / 23 km
• Elevation Gain: 1,800 feet / 500 mt
• Difficulty: Hard
• Duration: around 7 hours
• Walk Leader: Erika

Terms and Conditions:
Anyone joining this walk is responsible for their safety and health (including guests). We do not have any insurance policy covering injuries. If you join this event, you must agree to these conditions.

If you have any questions, please contact the event organiser.