27th October 2013 The Roaches

A storm with Gale force winds had been forecast for later in the day , so I thought it would be good to get out and do at least a short walk.

So I drove out to Leek and then towards Buxton. Just a couple of miles out take a left to Upper Hulme and the road then takes you to a series of laybys along the bottom edge of the Roaches.

The walk was very simple and didn't need much navigation. Walk along the road (which at that point is single track with hardly any traffic. Eventually it gradually climbs up to Roaches end. I had the choice there of taking a left and going on to explore Luds Church or right to take the path up to the Roaches ridge. The rain and wind were picking up by then so I decided on the shorter walk along the ridge.

There was a mass of fell runners I had to keep stepping aside. By the time I got to the trig point the rain was horizontal ....very refreshing !!.

As I got to the end of the ridge the next decision was whether to carry on to Hen Cloud or take the stepped path back down to the foot of the Roaches. As I was soaking by this time (I hadn't taken waterproofs) I took the path down back to the car.

Next time I'll go better prepared 9and in better weather and do Lud's Church and Hen Cloud.


OS OL24 About 4 miles