Dewent Edge 21st April 2014

A day off from Greenhouse construction.....whoop whoop.

This walk was a longer variation to the one I have done before. It was slightly longer in that I continued on after back tor onto Lost Lad and down to the top end of  the upper Derwent Reservoir.

I parked at the first (free)car park alongside Ladybower. The route from there was :-

A57 - Ladybower Bridge
Whinstone Lee Tor
Derwent Edge
Back Tor
Lost Lad
Upper Derwent Reservoir
Derwent Dam
Fairholmes
Back along Ladybower to the car



Salt Cellar



Cakes of Bread

Lost Lad

A fantastic varied walk. A nice flat bit to start and end the walk. a decent climb up to Whinstone Lee Tor, and a magnificent walk along Derwent Edge with superb views.

About 10 Miles OS OL 1 Dark Peak

Pen Y Fan 13th March 2014

My last trip to South Wales for a while so another opportunity to visit the Brecon Beacons. This time in glorious sunshine. I didn't arrive at the Storey arms car park until 2.30 , so I was limited to a short walk.

I did the exact reverse of the one I did in December.

Corn Du - Pen Y Fan and then back down to the forestry car park.

The Brecon Beacons really is a spectacular place.

Pen y Fan from Corn Du

Crybyn from Pen y Fan

Corn Du from Pen y Fan

OS OL 12 about 5 miles

Kinder Scout Sunday 9th March

First time this year on the Holy Ground - Kinder Scout.

I went up the classic way - Grindsbrook Clough - as usual a glorious way up in beautiful mild , sunny weather. However, I managed to find a different way down. I walked along the edge and then to Grindslow Knoll. From there , instead of the left hand fork down into Edale I took the right hand path which brought me down a steep bank eventually meeting the Pennine way near Upper Booth.  From there - back into Edale.

End of the road , and start of the walk

Who is this man ?

On the edge- What a beautiful view

OS OL1 Dark Peak Map. About 5 miles

Lose Hill - Mam Tor Saturday 22nd February 2014

I have been so busy last few months since December that I haven't done many walks or blogging so today (17th April) is catch up day.

This is a walk I have done several times. Castleton - Lose Hill - The Great ridge - Mam Tor - Cave Dale - Castleton.

First sunny day for weeks of a long wet winter. A great walk with Richard , which definitely cleared out the cobwebs.

 

OS OL 1 Dark Peak Map. About 9 Miles

1st december 2013 Pen Y Fan

Starting a new project at work in Bridgend, so travelled down on the Sunday for the first visit and took the opportunity to visit the Brecon Beacons for the first time.

The walk I chose was brilliant , but turned out to be a popular tourist route , so I was sharing the paths with lots of folk , even though the weather was cool and misty higher up. The walk was a short 4 mile round walk from the Storey Arms , with a steady climb up to Bwlch Duwynt. Walking past the summit of Corn Du the path leads to the plateau summit of Pen Y Fan.

Summit Pen Y Fan

 
 
 
 

 From there I followed the well defined path on the saddle between the two peaks to  the summit of Corn Du. A short scramble of the summit leads to the path down with a brilliant view on the right down to  the lake Llyn Cwm Llwch.  Occasionally the mist blew away and I could see the summit of Pen Y Fan.

 

From here the route was an easy descent back down to the Storey Arms.

OS OL12 4 Miles



 

24th Nov 2013 Stannage Edge - Higger Tor

This was a slight variation on a walk I have done before. Parked up at the layby opposite Higger Tor on the Ringinlow Road out of Hathersage.

• Footpath across to Stannage Edge. Short climb up to the trig point and then turn right.

• Follow the footpath across to Burbage Bridge and then pick up the Sheffield Country Walk trail

• Follow the track along the side of the valley with Higger Tor and Carl Wark to the right.

• Eventually the path reaches the A6187 at Toads Mouth.

• Short stretch along the road and then pick up the path to Carl Wark.

• Carl Wark Hill Fort and then the (by Lake District standards) climb up to Higger Tor - across the top and then drop down to the car park.

Great views all around - Nice half day out

OS OL1 Dar Peak - about 5 miles

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