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Peak District Outdoor Activities

The Peak District is a great place for walking, rock-climbing, cycling, mountain-biking, caving, hang-gliding and other sports.

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Walking

The Peak District has a huge variety of walking in all sorts of country
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Rock Climbing

The Peak District contains some of the country's finest rock climbing.
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Cycling

Cycling is very popular and there are a wide range of possible routes.
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hangglider

Hang-gliding

On sunny days the air around Mam Tor can be thick with hang gliders.
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Mountain Biking

Mountain bikes are very popular and there are routes for all levels of ability.
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caving

Pot Holing

This is a popular area for this minority sport, with many caverns and old mines to explore.
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Local Outdoor Links

The British Mountaineering Council
The body which speaks for mountaineers and climbers in this country.
On Rock
A public interest website giving information on rock-climbing, walking, cycling and other sports.
Peak Activities Ltd
Outdoor activities instruction - climbing, walking, caving.
Focus Activities
Outdoor activities instruction - climbing, walking, caving and team-building.
David Matthews Adventure
Outdoor activities instruction - climbing, walking, caving.
Rock and Ice
Professional UK rock climbing instruction and holidays.
Adam Evans
Professional Caving instruction.
Hollowford Centre
Outdoor activities instruction and accommodation.
Peakdays Mountain Bike
Mountain bike courses and guiding
Derbyshire Flying Centre
Hang-Gliding Instruction
Airways Airsports
A local hang-gliding and paragliding equipment supplier and instruction school.
Derbyshire Soaring Club
One of the two local hang-gliding clubs.
Grough-Stuff Guided Walks
Grough Stuff offer a personal guided walking service for individuals or groups in and around the Peak District.
Adrenaline Paragliding School
Adrenaline Paragliding have been teaching paragliding in the Peak District for the last 13 years.
Peak Mountaineering
Local specialists in all mountain activities and mountain biking.  Courses and private guiding throughout the UK and abroad
Aspire Adventure Activities
Provide safe, friendly and professional instruction for outdoor activities in the Peak District.
Transpeak Walks
Free to the public guided walks around the Peak District.

Walking Routes website
A walking site with numerous routes in the Peak District and elsewhere.
Bakewell Cycle Hire
Cycle hire close to Bakewell Station, on the Monsal Trail. Convenient for cycling along the trail or to Chatsworth, Haddon Hall etc.
Peak National Park Cycle Hire
The cycle hire stations operated by the Peak District National Park.
Mountain Biking in the Peak District
Mountain bike maps, routes and guides
Walking Forum
Walking Forum is a forum for discussing all aspects of country walking and hiking in the UK with boards for general chat, gear, photography,  and all the popular UK walking destinations
Peak Tours - cycling and walking tours
Peak Tours offers Cycling & Walking tours in the Heart of England – The Peak District
A walking website with Peak District walks
Despite its name, this website has numerous walks across the country, including a good number in the Peak District.
Hitch and Hike Ltd
Outdoor equipment and caving suppliers, based in Bamford.
Jo Royle Outdoor
Outdoor equipment suppliers based in Buxton
Outside Mountain Equipment Shops
Outdoor equipment suppliers based in Hathersage and Calver
Safariquip travel & tropical supply specialists of Castleton
Outdoor equipment suppliers and expedition suppliers
Caving Supplies
The leading local (and probably national) suppliers of caving equipment. Based in Buxton.
W Slack and Sons
...Hike...Trek...Explore... Paramo Premier Stockist .. based in Mansfield
Singers Outdoors - Equipment Suppliers
"We won't be beaten on price!"
Trailgauge Mapping Software
Some very useful GPS mapping software
ISYS Outdoors
Producers of digital maps and guides on CD
Hostels and Bunk Houses
Some selected local hostels and bunk houses
Camp Sites
A selection of local camp sites

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