Three Shires Head from Clough House
From the foot of Shutlingsloe up onto the moors to the packhorse bridge and pools where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet.
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If you've never been, you should. Take the Buxton road from Congleton, turn off for Wildboarclough about six miles before Buxton, and park at Clough House at the foot of Shutlingsloe.
The route climbs onto open moorland to Three Shires Head, where three counties meet at an old packhorse bridge over the River Dane, with waterfalls and pools below it. It's a famous wild swimming spot in summer, and a beautiful place to sit at any time of year.
Highlights
- Three Shires Head packhorse bridge
- River Dane pools
- Views of Shutlingsloe
- Distance
- 4.4 miles (7.1 km)
- Route
- circular
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Start
- Clough House car park, Wildboarclough
- Parking
- Clough House car park, below Shutlingsloe
- Terrain
- Hills, River, History
