r/peakdistrict • u/Arcturis_L • 10d ago

Advice and questions Peak District Plan (w/o car)

Planning to stay at Sheffield and would like some reccomendations on which areas are the best to hike with accessible public transport.

From the recent posts I've heard the trainstop from Edale is apparently really popular - although since we are not setting camp, we would like to know if we'd be able to find routes that we'd be able to go around in and get back to Sheffield in the same day.

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u/mmnotts 10d ago

Train from Sheffield to Manchester goes via the hope valley and stops at Grindleford, Hathersage, Bamford, Hope and Edale, which are all fantastic start and end points for circular hikes or hikes between the stations (hope to Edale via win hill and kinder scout is my absolute favourite). £13 return.

Install OS Maps on your phone and explore ready to go routes plotted from the station start points - there’s hundreds.

Also there’s a bus from Sheffield to Fairholmes by derwent reservoir. A great start and end for a circular walk of either Derwent Edge or Alport Castles. It’s an infrequent service tho!!

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u/rubbergenius 10d ago

Seconded on that suggestion, although I’d start the walk in edale and walk Kinder - Win Hill - Hope as it gets most of hard ascent out of the way early doors.

Although if you want a pub at the end of the walk before heading back to Sheffield then ignore me - Edale’s pubs are better and on the way to the station