Walk this way for Peak peek

The Peak District National Park Authority has reinstated a hollow-way - a sunken path carved out of the landscape by pack-horse trains that used to cross Ridgewayside, above Hathersage.

The little-known path can be accessed near a T-junction in Coggers Lane, where it links up with existing footpaths leading to Stanage Edge.

Walkers can see fresh views of the outstanding panorama on the hill, and it also gives access to three traditional hay meadows which bloom with wildflowers in June and July.

The historic route was probably trodden by author Charlotte Bront, whose heroine Jane Eyre crossed from Moscar Cross, or White Cross in the book, to Hathersage.

Matthew Croney, manager of the National Park Authority's Stanage and North Lees estates, said the restoration had been suggested at the Stanage Forum, a website which allows local people to become involved in the management of the area.

He said: "It's a real asset to the National Park, and in keeping with the spirit of Bert Ward, the original 'King of the Ramblers', who pressed for increased access to provide education about the countryside.

"It's enabled disadvantaged inner city youngsters to do conservation work, such as dry-stone walling, and enjoy wild surroundings which they wouldn't normally experience."

Log on to peakdistrict.gov.uk/stanage to get involved with the Stanage Forum.