Hawks Low

Rising steeply above Alsop en le Dale, this limestone Tump is defined by its ancient character and prominent Bronze Age burial mound. It serves as a quiet lookout over the Tissington Trail, offering an expansive perspective of the rolling White Peak pastures and the distant limestone heights flanking Dovedale.

• •The name 'Low' is derived from the Old English word hlāw, meaning a hill or a burial mound, which perfectly describes this summit's profile.
• •The hill is topped by a scheduled monument—a Bronze Age bowl barrow—linking the site to thousands of years of human activity in the Peak District.
• •From the summit, the view to the southwest focuses on the entrance to Dovedale, with the distinctive limestone cone of Thorpe Cloud clearly visible in the distance.
• •Its location adjacent to the Tissington Trail makes it an easy detour for walkers and cyclists looking for a high-point perspective of the former London and North Western Railway line.
• •The summit is a place of profound quiet, where the local sheep generally provide the only company and are entirely unimpressed by your ascent.