Latrigg 23rd September 2025

 

Two days in the Lake District. I was going to meet up with Richard but unfortunately he couldn't make it. I arrived around 1:00 at the C&C site at Keswick. Long queue to get in the site but once I was in and sett the van up it was a lovely spot. A few hundred yards into the town centre. As a warm up walk for tomorrow's epic I decided on the there and back hike to the top of Latrigg.

Catbells with Kewick in the foreground

Some great views from the top. I had a play with the filters on the camera , therefore some different looking pics. 

A brilliant warm up walk. 5.8 miles. Had a lovely evening and good sleep in the van.

The Great Ridge Castleton 10/09/2025

 I parked at the NT car park near Mam Tor and did the walk I have done several tmes before in a clockwise direction. Previously I had always started in Castleton and walked anti-clockwise.

The route was:-

• Mam Tor
• Hollins Cross
• Back Tor
• Lose Hill
• Castleton
• Cave Dale
• Back to car park

Mam Tor

Back Tor

Lose Hill

Cave DAle

Peveril Castle

Baslow Edge - Birchen Edge 31/08;2025

 Anne was volunteering on the Bee Keeping / Honey stall at Chatsworth Country fair, so I went along as a paying customer. We had a couple of hours looking around the show together before her shift started, at which I went off for a walk.

Same route as last time I was here. :-

• Out of the park to Baslow
• Up the hill (Bar Road)
• Baslow Edge
• Birchen Edge
• Robin Hood pub
• Back in the top edge of the estate.

As I got near to the estate I could hear gunfire which was clay pigeon shooting. dropping down to the show I was stopped by a show volunteer who informed me that I was trespassing in the firing range. Apparently there should have been signs on the entrances at the top end of the estate. After I explained there were no signs he let me in over the fence.

Weather was perfect for walking. About 8 miles. After all the walking within the show, my step count for the day was a few hundred steps short of 40,000.

Shining Cliff Wood - Cromford Canal 30/07/2025

 

Great walk. About 7 miles.

Big Moor Totley Moor 28/7/2025

 A repeat of the walk I did a few weeks ago. Bar Brook - edge of Big Moor - Longshaw estate - Fox House - Totley Moor

Stone Circle

Bar Brook

Lady's Cross

I couldn't resist. I managed about half of this for lunch

Totley Moor Summit

I stopped at the Longshaw estate cafe for a cuppa and scone. As I passed the small lake on Bar Brook there were a few wild swimmers enjoying a dip. I think next time out here I'll pack a towel.

Great walk. About 10 miles

Derby - Smalley 24/7/2025

 I caught te bus to Derby and walked back to Smalley via Darley Abbey - Little Eaton - Brackley Gate.

I stopped in the centre of Little Eaton and had an epic breakfast baguette from the butchers!!

Start of walk

View from the path between Little Eaton and Coxbench

A nice 9.5 mile workout.

Kinder Scout from Hayfield 8/7/2025

 First time walking up to Kinder from the Hayfield side. I drove up in the CV and arrived at the Hayfield campsite around 1 PM. The route I took was the classic mass trespass route Hayfield - Kinder res - William Clough - Sandy Heys - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low - Edale Cross - Hayfield.

Kinder resevoir

William Clough

Final climb up to the plateau (on the pennine way)

Kinder Low

Edale Cross

Home for the night

Fly Thru

• Total Ascent 2171  Ft
• Total Descent 2180 Ft
• Mileage 9.5 Miles

Brilliant walk , taking in a stretch of the pennine way along the edge of the plateau. It was a tough walk due to the heat, so it was nice to get back to the camp site and have a chilled evening and a great sleep.