Parking
Enter Lyme Park from the A6 and use the main car park at SK12 2NX. Start by the refreshment kiosk; the route ends at the house entrance, about 200 yards from the car park.
Overview
About A Walk to The Cage at Lyme
Why go
- A short climb earns views toward Manchester and the Peak District
- Green Drive gives the return a tree-lined finish
Heads up
- The brief hill is steep and grassy
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation218–260 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
5 active Peak District alerts
- ClosureA54 Cat and Fiddle road closureThe A54 Macclesfield Main Road (Cat and Fiddle) is fully closed to all traffic from 27 July through 30 October 2026 during phase 1 improvement works.Official details
- ClosureHooks Carr (Stanage Popular) car park closureHooks Carr (Stanage Popular) car park will be partially or fully closed from 6 October for four weeks.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Peak District Tour Guide
Your drive to A Walk to The Cage at Lyme, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Peak District National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Lyme Park House and Deer Park0:00 / 0:36
“You're coming up on Lyme Park, where a grand house, formal gardens and a huge deer park can easily fill half a day.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Peak District Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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Trail guide
Hiking A Walk to The Cage at Lyme
The climbA Walk to The Cage is a 1.
A Walk to The Cage is a 1.2-mile estate loop from the refreshment kiosk in Lyme Park's main car park. It climbs the short, steep hill to The Cage, then comes down by Green Drive to the house entrance, about 200 yards from the car park. Allow 30–60 minutes. This is a compact viewpoint walk with one sharp effort, not a flat stroll.
At The CagePause at the lodge: you can look toward central Manchester on one side and the Peak District on…
Pause at the lodge: you can look toward central Manchester on one side and the Peak District on the other, with the deer sanctuary below. The uphill path crosses grass and is steep for a short stretch. On the way down, follow the waymarker's sharp left onto Green Drive. This historic grassy avenue, lined with trees, gives the return a different feel from the open hillside.
Getting thereEnter Lyme Park from the A6 and use the main car park at SK12 2NX; the walk starts beside the…
Enter Lyme Park from the A6 and use the main car park at SK12 2NX; the walk starts beside the refreshment kiosk. It ends at the house entrance, a short walk from the car park. Dogs are welcome, but keep them on a short lead around The Cage. Toilets and cafes are at the house and Timber Yard, not on the hill.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Peak District
248 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
36 sightingsRed FoxMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
15 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
51 sightingsPeregrine FalconMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
47 sightingsEuropean Fallow DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
54 sightingsWestern Roe DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Peak District. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
