Walk d110 Rainster Rocks and Harboro' Rocks from Brassington

This 7¼ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Brassington & will take about 3¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7¼mls (11.5km)
Ascent:1,080ft (329m)
Time:3¾hrs
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Route outline for walk d110:

Brassington  -  The Limestone Way  -  Rainster Rocks  -  Longcliffe  -  Aldwark  -  Grangemill  -  The Limestone Way  -  Grange Mill Quarry  -  Harboro' Farm  -  Harboro' Rocks  -  Bee Nest Mine  -  Brassington

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Harboro' Rocks at 379m (1243ft). Harboro' Rocks is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Harboro' Rocks is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Limestone Way, an 80km (50 miles) linear footpath connecting Castleton in Derbyshire, England with Rocester in Staffordshire, England. The Limestone Way is waymarked by a Derby ram. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Limestone Way.


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d110 Rainster Rocks and Harboro' Rocks from Brassington

In no particular order . . .

Harboro' Rocks summit Trig Point

Harboro' Rocks summit Trig Point

Photo: David Dayton (19)

Rock formations on the summit of Harboro' Rocks

Rock formations on the summit of Harboro' Rocks

Photo: David Dayton (20)

Brassington Church

Brassington Church

Photo: David Dayton (29)

Brassington from Bee Nest Mine

Brassington from Bee Nest Mine

Photo: David Dayton (17)

Rainster Rocks

Rainster Rocks

Photo: David Dayton (26)

Rock formations on the summit of Harboro' Rocks

Rock formations on the summit of Harboro' Rocks

Photo: David Dayton (21)

Chatsworth House and Park

Chatsworth House and Park

Photo: David Dayton (31)

The Miners Arms, Brassington

The Miners Arms, Brassington

Photo: David Dayton (30)

The view from the top of Rainster Rocks

The view from the top of Rainster Rocks

Photo: David Dayton (24)

The Hollybush Inn, Grangemill

The Hollybush Inn, Grangemill

Photo: David Dayton (23)


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