Buxton Circular via Combs Moss Walk
Exciting but short and easy circuit of a quiet moorland plateau above Buxton. Green valleys, reservoirs, Castle Naze hillfort, far views and dramatic gritstone edges.
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Castle Naze from road up to walk route from The Beehive Inn
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss [Descent to the Beehive Inn]
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Combs Reservoir and Whaley Bridge and Greater Manchester, from Castle Naze
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Top of Meveril Brook valley, with Shooters Lodge on Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Shooters Lodge, Combs Edge, with fluffy clouds
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Ladder Hill in late afternoon sun, from SW corner of Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Corbar Cross in the evening sun
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Grade II listed Fan Window, Buxton Station
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View up Hogshaw Brook valley, past Light Wood to Combs Moss
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Autumnal Colours on slope of Flint Clough
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Views from Flint Clough to Brown Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Flint Clough and Hogshaw Brook
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Exposed Rocks in Flint Clough
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View across Combs Moss along boundary wall, with Flint Clough
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View across Combs Moss
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View across Combs Moss along boundary wall, past Light Wood to Axe Edge Moor beyond
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View across Combs Moss, with fluffy clouds
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View across Combs Moss along wall in NW direction, towards Whaley Bridge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View from Black Edge, Combs Moss to Dove Holes Quarry
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Northerly view from Black Edge, Combs Moss along boundary wall
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Trig Point on Black Edge, Combs Moss. Views towards Greater Manchester
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Trig Point on Black Edge, Combs Moss. Views towards Rushup Edge and Kinder Scout
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Trig Point on Black Edge, Combs Moss. Views towards Shining Tor and Axe Edge Moor
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Greater Manchester, from Black Edge, Combs Moss
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Lady Low and Cowlow hamlet, from Black Edge, Combs Moss
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Hob Tor and Lady Low (Combs Moss)
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Lady Low and Dove Holes Quarry, from Hob Tor
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Rushup Edge and Mam Tor, from NW corner of Combs Moss
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View along Short Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Reservoir, from Short Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Castle Naze: outer ditch and bank
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Reservoir, from Castle Naze
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Reservoir and Whaley Bridge, from Castle Naze
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View along Combs Edge from Castle Naze
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Chapel-en-le-Frith Station sign
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss [Chapel-en-le-Frith Start]
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Combs Reservoir from track up to walk route from Chapel Station
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss [Chapel-en-le-Frith Start]
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Castle Naze from track up to walk route from Chapel Station
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss [Chapel-en-le-Frith Start]
Oct-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Castle Naze from road up to walk route from the Beehive Inn
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss [Descent to the Beehive Inn]
Oct-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Combs Reservoir, down historical causeway to Castle Naze hillfort site
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Another historical entrance into Castle Naze hillfort site, in far rampart
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Rockface of Castle Naze, and Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Upper Pyegreave Brook
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View along Combs Edge to Castle Naze
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Castle Naze and Combs Reservoir, across Pyegreave Brook valley
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Colourful Slope of Combs Edge, Castle Naze rampart in good view
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Moss and Boundary Wall, Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Top of Meveril Brook valley, with Shooters Lodge on Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Meveril Brook valley, down Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Beaters Lodge, Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Shooters Lodge, Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Edge towards Castle Naze across Upper Meveril Brook valley
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Shooters Lodge on Combs Moss
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Meveril Brook valley and Combs Reservoir, from Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Backview along Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Backview along Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Edge: View down the 'minor clough' to Combs Reservoir
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View along Combs Edge from SW corner of it
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Farms below Combs Edge, from SW corner of it
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Reservoir, from SW corner of Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Moss, from SW corner of Combs Edge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Westerly View from Combs Edge, towards Cats Tor/Shining Tor ridge
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Ladder Hill in very late afternoon sun, from SW corner of Combs Moss
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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View from Combs Moss SW end along Roman Road to Buxton and Harpur Hill
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Combs Moss: View along Boundary Wall to Light Wood
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Cuckoo Tors
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Moss House Farm and its Wind Turbine, from Corbar Cross
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Light Wood and Combs Moss, from Corbar Cross
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Corbar Cross from below
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Devonshire Dome, Buxton
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Opera House, Buxton
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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Devonshire Dome, Buxton
SWC 384 - Buxton Circular via Combs Moss
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