Cutthroat Bridge, Strines Edge, Back Tor and Derwent Edge
It was definitely a very soggy and windy day, but David still decided to go for a walk. I'd not walked from Cutthroat Bridge for a while and I wanted something relatively familiar; however, to put a twist on it, I decided to do the walk anticlockwise for a change. Setting out towards Moscar House farm, I passed a milestone giving the distance to Sheffield- despite there being no gate in the nearby walls to allow a thoroghfare.
Weathered milestone
Towards the north end of Strines Edge, I had a view across Strines Reservoir to the folly above Sugworth Hall.
Folly above Sugworth Hall
After passing through Strines and negotiating the brief section of road, I set off up the Foulstone Road, pausing for lunch half way up. Afterwards, as I reached Back Tor, the rain really started to come down and the exposed nature of Derwent Edge meant that I really felt the wind.
Approaching Back Tor
(Sound on) I definitely wasn't going up to the trig point
From time to time, the visibility improved and I was able to see Win Hill, The Great Ridge and Kinder.
Southern Dark Peak on the skyline
Derwent Edge is graced with a number of gritstone formations and I was able to take a few pictures of some of them.
The Cakes of Bread
The Salt Cellar
The Wheel Stones
The Great Ridge, Rushup Edge, Grindslow Knoll and Crookstone Out Moor
Rather than dropping back down to Cutthroat Bridge from Whinstone Lee Tor, I took the slightly more interesting loop over Lead Hill and Ladybower Tor. This was entertaining as the wind really picked up- fortunately, blowing away from the rather precipitous edge above Ladybower Reservoir!
A wild and windy walk of just over 10 miles with 520m ascent.
Mortimer House, Dukes Road and Back Tor We fancied a longer walk today as we'd signed up to Macmillan's Peak District Mighty Hike and we felt that we needed to start training sooner rather than later. Although we tend not to go out for walks at the weekends if we can avoid it to avoid parking problems, the weather looked very good. To be confident of a parking spot, we set off (relatively) early for Mortimer House. It had been a while since we'd done this walk, even though it is something of a favourite of ours. The drive was pretty quick- about 50 minutes, probably another benefit of getting out early. Striding out on Cartledge Flat After parking up just by Mortimer House we set off along Dukes Road with a lovely clear blue sky with only a few clouds in the distant west. There had been substantial repair works to the moorlands around us with lots of heather brash spread on bare areas of peat and breakwaters of rocks in rivulet runs . Back Tor and Lost Lad on the skyline...
Bleaklow: Grinah and Barrow Stones After the disappointment of not being able to get out for a walk with Ann and Julian on Friday, we determined to make the best use of a dry day on Monday March 4th. We decided to do a walk that we last did in March 2022, described in the guidebook as "adventure that delivers untamed wildness for the Dark Peak connoisseur!". This description certainly appealed to David. After a pit stop for a coffee and a gander at the ducks at Fairholmes, we set off for the Fagney Plantation, where we parked up. The day was clear, still and cold(ish), with superb reflections in the reservoirs of the surrounding scenery. The first section is along the road up to the turning circle and thence to the old stone bridge across the Derwent at Slippery Stones. From here, the walk to Humber Knolls is pleasant (if muddy) and then beyond to Hoar Clough is fairly easy going. On the way to Humber Knolls We went up the east side of Hoar Clough towards Shepherds Meeting S...
Beinn a' Ghlò: Càrn Liath, Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain and Càrn nan Gabhar A big day out for David on his own. The Beinn a' Ghlò range is a set of three Munros to the east side of Glen Tilt, with a purpose-built car park which already had quite a few cars parked there when David arrived at 09:00! Strangely enough, the trudge up the farmer's track to where the path branched off towards Càrn Liath seemed quite wearying but it was probably just a matter of warming up. Initial track towards Càrn Liath. Restored path clearly visible The path up Càrn Liath was clearly visible as a great deal of effort had gone into restoring it as it had become extremely eroded. I reached the summit after about two hours- lovely views, but the car was still visible! From the summit of Càrn Liath (Car still visible in second picture) Looking northeast, the rest of the day's outing was clearly visible (but did look pretty daunting). Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain (left) and...
