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Run the Axe Edge Moor route from Buxton., Cheshire

Run the Axe Edge Moor route from Buxton.

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This is a Peak District walk across Axe Edge Moor that ends at Three Shires Head, the point where Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire meet.

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Three Shires HeadThe point where Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire meet, the walk's destination.
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Axe Edge MoorOpen moorland crossed on this Peak District walk from Buxton.

The route

Distance11.8 km
Running≈ 1 h 25
Cycling≈ 1 h 02
Climb↑ 291 m
RouteCircular

A 11.8 km circular route from Buxton to run or cycle, with 291 m of climbing.

Elevation↑ 291 m in total

Before you go

StartDerbyshire Bridge, Buxton, SK17 6TTOpen the start in Maps →
FinishBack where you started
ParkingFrom the car park, walk east initially along a tarmac road to join a track.

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