Best walks from Buxton

Jump on a train, get off at Buxton Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.

Buxton Station to Macclesfield Station

18km.

Spectacular views. Wild landscape of deep valleys and gritstone peaks and studded with peat bogs and pine forests. Buxton developed as a fashionable spa in 18th-19th centuries using profits from Dukes of Devonshire's copper mines. Macclesfield granted borough charter for market in 13th Century. Stiles; busy road with no pavement and fast traffic.

Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route

Buxton Station Circular via Combs Moss

16km. 4h30.

Quiet moorland plateau, gritstone scarps, green valleys, reservoirs, and hillfort promontory. Can be muddy.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Chapel-en-le-Frith Station to Buxton Station

Moorland plateau ascent from valley station, gritstone scarps, green valleys, and hillfort promontory. Can be muddy.

An alternative variant of Buxton Circular via Combs Moss – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

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