Met Richard at Fairholmes car park, and started with a nice easy leg of the walk along the Western Shore of Ladybower. Short walk along the A57 over to the other side of ladybower.
Then up the footpath to Ashopton and Whinstone Lee Tor. It is a short sharp climb and then you are rewarded with fantastic views across Ladybower, Win Hill and Kinder scout in the distance. We followed the well defined path to the Wheel Stones and then onwards as far as Back Tor. After a short break we headed back the way we came before taking the path downwards towards the resevoirs.....so slightly different from the planned route above. We just followed what seemed to be the most obvious footpths (ignoring the map) and eventually this brought us down to the Eastern shores of Ladybower about half a mile down from Fairholmes. Walking past Derwent Dam we noticed it was full with water spilling over the top....so much for a hose pipe ban!! Nice easy walk back along the road and a cup of tea at Fairholmes.
Pics to follow
About 10 Miles OL 1 Dark Peak
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