Nottinghamshire &amp; Derbyshire

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has just announced that she has completed the notoriously-tough national <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DaJCYkzN8Ab/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Three Peak Challenge</a>. Part personal healing, part raising awareness for cancer treatments, the outdoors-loving princess has us inspired. Fancy taking on your own version, closer to home? Here&#8217;s what you need to know.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/Princeandprincessofwales/"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Kate-three-peaks-1024x1024.jpg" alt="Princess of wales on three peaks challenge" class="wp-image-18517" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Kate-three-peaks-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Kate-three-peaks-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Kate-three-peaks-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Kate-three-peaks-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Kate-three-peaks-500x500.jpg 500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Kate-three-peaks-1100x1100.jpg 1100w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/07/Kate-three-peaks.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image @priceandprincessofwales</figcaption></figure>



Happily, there&#8217;s no need to bomb between Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa within 24 hours. Because the Peak District has its very own version of the The Three Peaks Challenge. The Peak District Three Peaks (sometimes called the Derbyshire Three Peaks) is a 21 mile circular hike. It challenges walkers to summit three of the area&#8217;s highest and wildest points &#8211; Kinder Scout, Bleaklow, and Higher Shelf Stones.



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 Brace your glutes, because you&#8217;ll be climbing a total of 2,750ft (that’s about 840m). Phew! It can be done in a day if you put your mind to it, and there&#8217;s a slightly shorter <a href="https://thewanderingwildflower.co.uk/derbyshire-3-peaks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">18 mile option</a>. Your reward? Sweeping moorland views, dramatic gritstone edges and a smug sense of achievement.



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Want the reassurance and safety of doing it with a guide? Book onto High Peak Adventure&#8217;s guided <a href="https://highpeakadventure.co.uk/?page_id=54" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Derbyshire Three Peaks</a> (£55pp) for groups of between 3 and 10 people.



Where to start: Bowden Brook car park is a popular start point and has toilets, or you could begin in Hayfield and fuel up first.



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Where to pitstop: <a href="https://www.thepackhorsehayfield.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Pack Horse</a> in Hayfield is an award-winning gastropub with amazing food if you feel like rewarding yourself afterwards. Or try <a href="https://www.thesportsmaninn.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sportsman</a>, a shade closer to the car park.



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Kate is no stranger to the Peak District, having joined mental health charity <a href="https://mindovermountains.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mind Over Mountains</a> on a Peak District stomp earlier this year.



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