Ramsley Moor

We parked in the National Trust P&D car park at Shillito Wood, home of an ancient cross guiding wayfarers in these wild parts in times gone by.
We crossed the road and dropped down to the old pack horse trail, Fox Lane, that traversed the moor, and after crossing the valley bottom, headed north through Foxlane Plantation, which was very boggy in parts.
On coming out onto Carr Road, another ancient byway, we turned right following the track down to the valley bottom, before turning right and following the old trail along the bottom of Hewett's Bank.
This gradually climbed uphill, and we took a shortcut to go take a look at another waymarking cross on the skyline, before following the top of the bank back to the car park.
The crosses are thought to have been erected by monks from Beauchief Abbey, to guide wayfarers across this wild land.

Date Walked: 08Feb13
Distance: 2.7 miles
Time: 1h18m
Ascent: 433'
Descent: 358'

Points to note

• These walks are listed as a record of walks that we have done. If you wish to follow them then you do so at your own risk.
• Distances given are those recorded on our GPS as Track Distance.
  Actual distance walked may be slightly longer, due to the way that the two distances are calculated. This article explains why.
• Times given may or may not include breaks.
• You'd expect on a circular walk that the Ascent and Descent values would be the same, right?
  Well, yes, but sometimes I didn't stop the track at the exact same place I started it, and also sometimes it takes a while to get a strong enough 3D fix for a reasonably accurate altitude setting.
• Any photos shown will be of the ground covered by the walk, but may cover more than one visit.