Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument
The Roaches
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August 13, 2025
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Impressive gritstone edges and craggy rocks loved by walkers and climbers.
It groups together two main gritstone outcrops, 'Ramshaw Rocks' famous for the 'Winking Man' rock formation and 'Hen Cloud' offering stunning panoramic views. From the craggy peaks, heather moorland, myths, folklore, and romantic film locations, the Roaches it associated with all, and recently of all it has become synonymous for Wallabies roaming wild that escaped from a private zoo in the 1930's.
It groups together two main gritstone outcrops, 'Ramshaw Rocks' famous for the 'Winking Man' rock formation and 'Hen Cloud' offering stunning panoramic views. From the craggy peaks, heather moorland, myths, folklore, and romantic film locations, the Roaches it associated with all, and recently of all it has become synonymous for Wallabies roaming wild that escaped from a private zoo in the 1930's.
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Distance 3.35 km
Uphill 150 m
Downhill 130 m
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