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Showing posts with label Peak District. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peak District. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 October 2015

Peak District, Stanage Edge, Higger Tor & Carl Wark.

Stanage Edge, Higger Tor & Carl Wark from Redmires.

3hrs.

Where has Stanage Pole gone?
Stanage Edge

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Peak District, Bleaklow from Fairholmes.

Bleaklow from Fairholmes passing Alport Castles on the way.

7hrs.

Path up through the woods from Fairholmes.
Looking over to Kinder Scout.

Sunday, 9 August 2015

Peak District, Kinder Scout Edge Circular.

A walk around the edge path on Kinder Scout starting and finishing at Upper Booth, 19 miles in all.

9 hrs.

Upper Booth gnome.
On my way up Jacob's Ladder.

Sunday, 2 August 2015

Peak District, Derwent wander.

A wander around Derwent from Fairholmes upt o Back Tor, Margery Hill & Alport Castles.

7hrs.

Lost Lad.
Looking down to Ladybower Reservoir.

Sunday, 19 July 2015

Monday, 4 May 2015

Peak Disrict, Bleaklow wander including the B29 crash site.

A wander over Bleaklow including Over Exposed B29  crash site.

7hrs

Looking over to Kinder Scout from just above the parking area on the A57 Snake Pass.
Snake Pass zoomed.

Sunday, 5 April 2015

Sunday, 1 March 2015

Peak District, Kinder Scout.

A few photo's from a wander over Kinder in the Blizzards.

Ascending via Jacob's Ladder, passing the downfall we made our way to Fairbrook Naze along it's northern edge before crossing the plateau in Blizzard conditions.
7hrs.

On the plateau.

Sunday, 25 January 2015

Peak District, Derwent Edge.

A trip up and along Derwent Edge from Fairholmes Thae mist came in at about 1pm.

Mobile photos.

4 1/2 hrs.

Plenty of water coming over the wall from Derwent reservoir.
Ladybower and Mam Tor in the distance.

Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Peak District, Kinder Scout.

A few pics from my wander over Kinder Scout on Christmas eve.

6hrs.

Woolpacks.
Work continues restoring the plateau.

Sunday, 9 November 2014

Peak District, Alport Castles & Bleaklow from Fairholmes.

Alport Castles & Bleaklow from Fairholmes, Derwent.

7hrs.

Upper Derwent Reservoir.
Approaching Alport Castles.

Sunday, 12 October 2014

Peak District, Kinder Scout.

A walk around the Edges of Kinder with a couple of shortcuts starting from Barber Booth.

7 hrs.

On my way to Jacob's Ladder.
Start of Jacob's Ladder that leads up onto Kinder Scout.

Saturday, 2 August 2014

Peak District, Win Hill and Kinder Scout.

A free afternoon saw me headed out into the Peak District and a climb of Win Hill and then off to the eastern edge of Kinder Scout returning via Ladybower dam and over Win Hill again.

6hrs.

Up there....
Parkin Clough, a bit steep.

Sunday, 4 May 2014

Peak District, Liberator B-24J Mill Hill, Sabre Mk4 Kinder & Superfortress on Bleaklow.

Aircraft crash site spotting today on a cool and overcast Easter Sunday which was surprisingly quiet.
Parked at the top of the Snake Pass I headed for Mill Hill along the Pennine Way to search for the Liberator crash site just to the west of Mill Hill.

I used this site for reference.

7 1/2 hrs.

The long path to Mill Hill with Kinder Scout in the distance.
Mill Hill with Kinder ahead.

Friday, 21 February 2014

Peak District, Bleaklow, Grinah and Barrow Stones from King's Tree, Upper Derwent Valley.

A tour of the stones today at the very top of the Derwent Valley, nice and remote and very quiet. Nice to get out again after the very wet weather during January and February.

6hrs.

King's Tree at the top of the Derwent Valley only accessible by car during the week, weekends it's bus only.
Slippery Stones about a mile from King's Tree.

Sunday, 10 November 2013

Peak District, Kinder Scout from Edale.

A trip to Kinder Downfall today via Grinds Brook returning over the very wet plateau.

6 1/2 hrs

Edale Church shortly after leaving the car park.
On my way up Grinds Brook.

Sunday, 6 October 2013

Peak District, Cutthroat Bridge to Fairholmes via Derwent Edge.

A trip along Derwent Edge to Fairholmes and back today from Cutthroat Bridge on the A57 in glorious sunshine.
Not too busy either.

6hrs.

 Ladybower Reservoir.
Parking on the A57.

Sunday, 21 July 2013

Peak District, Mam Tor & The great Ridge, Castelton, Cavedale, Mam Tor.

Parked in the NT car park just below Mam Tor summit we aimed to walk the ridge and then down to Hope from Lose Hill continuing onto Castleton, up through Cavedale back down to Winnats Pass, over that then up Mam Tor's SE Ridge.

6 hrs.

Mam Tor.
And it's summit on the first ascent on a cool and misty day.

Sunday, 2 June 2013

Peak District, Black Hill from the butty van to Marsden returning to Wessenden Head.

Parked up at the butty van on the A635 (free) and walked up to Black Hill then from there down to Marsden on the old Pennine Way path and back up the Wessenden Valley calling at Raven Rocks & West Nab before returning to the parking area.

7 hrs.

Parking area at the butty van.
Pennine Way marker.

Sunday, 12 May 2013

Peak District, Kinder Scout from Edale

A short trip up onto Kinder Scout today via Ringing Roger, over to the eastern end, cutting back across the plateau then heading over to the Wool Packs and returning to Edale via Jacob's Ladder. The weather deteriorated during the day.

6 hrs.

On the way up to Ringing Roger looking back towards Edale concealed in the trees, Russup edge is in the distance.
 Grinds Brook.