The Roaches - Staffordshire

the first big family walk of the autumn/winter and it was 27degrees, and we had to carry enough water for the pack of dogs as well as ourselves.  not that im complaining, it was lovely!

The Roaches is the name given to a prominent rocky ridge situated above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Peak District. It has spectacular rock formations rising to a 505 m (1,657 ft) trig point.  It's really popular with walkers and rock climbers for obvious reasons!

We did a circular walk from Roaches gate to Five Clouds Quarries, Docksey Pool, Roaches highest point, Shawside and returned between Hen Cloud and the Roaches.  it was supposed to be 4 miles but Robin and his handheld GPS and Anna and her iPhone app vastly disagreed and put at 5miles.  the views of Staffordshire were glorious from the rock edges themselves.

I have wanted to visit the roaches for a while, and next time would definitly like to take in the walk to 'Luds Church' which can be linked in to amny roaches walks with ease.  Lud's Church is a deep chasm penetrating the Millstone Grit bedrock created by a massive landslip on the hillside beyond the roaches to the North West.