A walk to The Cage, Lyme
Loop Walk · Peak District
100
XP
about 28 min walking
If you're looking for short walk with a big payoff, a walk to The Cage is essential on your visit to Lyme. Walk up the steep but short hill for views of the Manchester skyline, Peak District and deer sanctuary.
314 m
264 m
214 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Mostly flat, no real climbs.
Climb
16 m
Drop
25 m
Highest
261 m
Lowest
231 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.
Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.
No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.
Main descent: km 0.7–1.1, from 261 m to 231 m.
How the 2.2 km splits
Flat
1.1 km
Climbing
0.7 km
Descending
0.4 km
Link it with other walks
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GM Ringway
Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 2.0323.48 km
Lime Avenue Ponds Walk
Crosses at km 0.0, 2.03.14 km
Lyme South Perimeter Walk
Crosses at km 0.0, 2.010.9 km
Gritstone Trail
Crosses at km 0.0, 2.055.23 km
Peak District Boundary Walk
Crosses at km 0.0, 2.1308.8 km