Trespass Trail 3 - Rowarth
3. It was near here in 1932 that the Lancashire branch of the British Workers’ Sports Federation entertained their colleagues from the London branch at an Easter camp. On a planned ramble to Bleaklow, they were turned back at Yellowslacks by gamekeepers. Frustrated and humiliated, the Manchester ramblers resolved to organize a well-publicised Mass Trespass onto Kinder Scout on Sunday 24 April 1932. Kinder, the highest point in the Peak District at 2,088ft/636m, was owned by the Duke of Devonshire and walkers were forbidden.
Turn right and walk down Hollinsmoor Road. The road passes the Little Mill Inn before starting to climb towards Lantern Pike. The tarmac runs out near Laneside Farm but the route continues as a stone track.
As it turns south and starts to level out, take the path which turns sharply to the left heading north eastwards to a six-path junction near Blackshaw Farm (SK 025889).
From here, it is a short if steep diversion to reach the summit of Lantern Pike (1,224ft/373m), which has been in the hands of the National Trust since 1948. The topograph on the summit commemorates the pioneering Manchester-based access campaigner, Edwin Royce (1880-1946).
Back at the path junction near Blackshaw Farm, take the second right path, with impressive views across to the moorlands around Kinder, and descend to Clough Mill and Little Hayfield.
