View of High Wheeldon – Pilsbury Castle Earthworks loop from Longnor

Hiking trails & Routes

Staffordshire Moorlands

Longnor

View of High Wheeldon – Pilsbury Castle Earthworks loop from Longnor

Hard

4.9

(8)

hikers

View of High Wheeldon – Pilsbury Castle Earthworks loop from Longnor

05:28

20.1km

290m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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299 m

View of High Wheeldon

Highlight • Viewpoint

A nice view from Longnor all the way over to High Wheeldon. Be careful in the mud after wet weather as it is easy to slip over.

Tip by

902 m

Pilsbury Castle Earthworks

Highlight • Natural Monument

Limestone craggy outcrop used strategically to create a rampart for an ancient settlement and motte and bailey castle.

Tip by

5.99 km

Pond Near Peak District National Park

Highlight • Lake

Spotted ducks and moorhens.

Tip by

8.23 km

Parsley Hay Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Great sausage and bacon butties. :)

Tip by

10.7 km

Stone Cross Formation, Peak District National Park

Highlight • Monument

16.8 km

Earl Sterndale Countryside View

Highlight • Natural

17.5 km

Hitter Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hitter Hill offers wonderful views of rolling countryside and the surrounding south Peak District area.

Tip by

20.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

5.27 km

2.73 km

1.16 km

Surfaces

5.76 km

5.08 km

2.94 km

2.87 km

2.68 km

771 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

17°C

12°C

63 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

March 3, 2024,592 C&HPR Pt7: Hurdlow to Parsley Hay (Derbys)☑️

Komoot, again failed to reusme recoding after pausing it at the Pack Horse Inn, however after leaving the pub, we walked up the road slightly, then along the public R.O.W towards Green Lane, turned right along the road then right again at the NT sign by the gate and then up the grassy path to the trig on High Wheeldon.