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Lud's Church – Luds Church Entrance loop from Wincle

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Staffordshire Moorlands

Heaton

Lud's Church – Luds Church Entrance loop from Wincle

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Lud's Church – Luds Church Entrance loop from Wincle

01:53

6.33km

200m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Peak District National Park

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1.11 km

Hanging Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rock probably took its name from the fact that the upper layers of rock overhang slightly, or maybe from the old-english word ‘hangra’, meaning ‘a wood on a steep hill-side’. It certainly is on a steep hillside which may have once been wooded. Certainly no hangings took place there, as is often miscommunicated.
See if you can find two inscriptions. The one for Lt Col Brocklehurst is fairly obvious, but there is also one for a dog!

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2.61 km

Rock Climbing at Peak District National Park

Highlight • Climb

2.61 km

View from Lud's Church

Highlight • Viewpoint

i found this by a mistake , glad i did. i went off oringinal path and down and found this

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2.85 km

Lud's Church

Highlight • Gorge

A fabulous place to explore but it's very muddy! Apparently, the sun only shines in the chasm on midsummer's day. Keep an eye out for the Devil's Pulpit, a natural platform in the chasm from where a speech or sermon may have been given. Lud's Church is a great place to stop off on your way to The Roaches and is a short walk from the free Gradbach car park.

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2.92 km

Luds Church Gorge

Highlight • Cave

Breathtaking to walk through the heart of Luds Church. Does get a bit boggy though when it has rained and needs some surefootedness at times.

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2.98 km

Luds Church Entrance

Highlight • Natural Monument

A short walk from the Gradbach car park, Luds Church is a fabulous mystical chasm formed by prehistoric landslides. It's very muddy all year round though, so not one for white trainers!

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3.65 km

Hanging Rock Outcrop, The Roaches

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of a number of hanging rock outcrops along the ridge from The Roaches. Great views across the Cheshire Plain, Staffordshire Moorlands and The Peak District.

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4.45 km

View of the Rolling Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.33 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.36 km

1.68 km

285 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.74 km

1.82 km

989 m

508 m

285 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 10 June

15°C

6°C

98 %

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Lud's Church – Luds Church Entrance loop from Wincle

Hanging Stone

Rock Climbing at Peak District National Park

View from Lud's Church

Lud's Church

Luds Church Gorge

Luds Church Entrance

Hanging Rock Outcrop, The Roaches

View of the Rolling Hills

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