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.

Kinder Scout from Edale 02/07/25

 I gave Ben a lift to Edale as he was camping there for a couple of days. I left him at the campsite to set up and then I set off on the classic circuit - Edale - Grindsbrook Clough - Woolpacks - Jacobs Ladder - Edale.

Nearly at the top

On the way up Grindsbrook

Top of Grindsbrook

The Woolpacks

Top of Jacobs ladder

Fly Through

Once I got up the plateau it became very windy despite the hot weather, when I reached the bottom of Jacobs ladder Ben joined me on the path back to Edale via Barber Booth. 

• Total Ascent 2148 ft
• Total Descent 2137ft
• Distance 9.3 miles

A brilliant walk. Never disappoints 

Bits and Pieces June 2025

 Shipley Park Nutbrook Trail June 26

This was a variation on the big round hike from home and around Shipley Park. Instead of heading around Shipley Lake I carried on the Nutbrook trail after Maperley and did a loop back round to Maperley passing Head House  farm.

Nice walk - some of this woulld be good for a cycle ride. No pics.

29th June 2025. Walk around Heckington.

We stayed over in Heckington after a night out with Anne's sisters. Before breakfast I went for a walk across the fields around the village. This isn't great walking country as it is flat and a lot of the crops in the fields grow up to and over the footpaths.

About 4 miles. No pics.