I am a lucky man – summer in September to coincide with two weeks off work.
I parked at the layby opposite Higger Tor on the Ringinlow Road Sheffield and Redmires Resevoirs. Apparently, Stannage Pole marks the Southernmost point of Sout Yorkshire.
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| Looking across to High Neb near the end of the edge |
I then backtracked the way I came right to the end of Stanage edge near the trig point, passing lots of walkers and climbers on the way.
From there I took the path down to Upper Burbage bridge where I stopped for a drink and something to eat. Taking theSheffield country walk path along the edge of Burbage valley with great view across to Higger Tor and Carl Wark iron age fort. Higger Tor looked like quite a prospect from this angle. I then took the right hand turn which drops down into the valley at the edge of the woods. Out of curiosity I took a reading on my Garmin so that I could work out what the climb was up to the top of Higger Tor. The path then led up to the Col
From there I took the path down to Upper Burbage bridge where I stopped for a drink and something to eat. Taking the
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| Stanage Pole |
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| Looking down from Stanage edge |
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| The final climb up to Higger Tor |
According to Tracklogs 290m of ascent (951 ft)….didn’t feel like that.
About 7 miles 951ft of ascent OS OL1 Dark Peak area
I used to do a fair bit of hill walking but probably over fifteen years ago. Reading through your blog has relit many old memories.It has inspired me to loose several stone in weight and get the old boots on. There are so many things that make hill walking a positive pursuit. It's relatively cheap, the aesthetic pleasure of experiencing nature in its natural form and the benefits to both body and mind. I love your simple uncomplicated disciptions of your journeys - the landscape, the exhilaration, the tiredness, the genuine thirst and hunger that many westerners have lost touch with. I too, am not so good with heights and you reminded me of a trek in the Himalayas where I was extremely tired with a heavy rucksack having to traverse a rickity rope and wood bridge which swayed rhythmically 30m above a raging mountain stream. Like you I panicked and froze but there was no other way forward and so I did what the old phrase says "Feel the fear then just do it" So thank you for the blog and who knows, we may see each other up on the hills one of these days.
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