The Roaches at Dawn
Up onto the gritstone escarpment of the Roaches at sunrise, along the ridge past Doxey Pool to the top at 1,657 feet.
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From the lay-by on Roach Road you climb onto the gritstone escarpment of the Roaches, near Leek. You start at about 1,090 feet and the ridge tops out at 1,657, so it's a climb, but not a brutal one.
The views across Staffordshire and Cheshire are spectacular, especially at dawn. Along the ridge you pass Doxey Pool, said to be home to a mermaid, before looping back.
Highlights
- The Roaches ridge
- Doxey Pool
- Views over Tittesworth
- Distance
- 4.4 miles (7.1 km)
- Route
- circular
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Start
- Roaches lay-by on Roach Road
- Parking
- Lay-by parking on Roach Road
- Terrain
- Hills, Lakes & meres
