Category: Derby

Upper Derwent valley (14th January 2012)

With a weekend of long-awaited fine weather forecast, I was keen to get out in the Dark Peak. I opted to head to the moors around the head of the Derwent valley. My route started near Fairholmes, at the head of Ladybower Reservoir, and took in a few new Peak District P30s, most notably Horse Stone Naze (a Dewey), returning via Alport Castles.

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Alport Dale

Monsal Dale (4th December 2011)

I went for another walk in the White Peak, starting in Ashford in the Water and ticking off a few P30 hills around Monsal Dale and Cressbrook Dale. The route included two tops that I’d been meaning to visit for a while even before acquiring the list: Fin Cop and Wardlow Hay Cop – both excellent viewpoints! The forecast was for showers, but pleasingly it stayed dry for me until the last hour or so of the walk.

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Wardlow Hay Cop

CUHWC Edale Trip (16th October 2011)

As has become usual, we made a round walk of the CUHWC Edale Trip (my ninth!) by starting early in Hayfield to walk over to Edale village to meet the club party. For the return leg, I joined Andrew’s group on the southern edges of the Kinder Plateau, with bagging detours (for Andrew) to the summit of Kinder Scout and Mill Hill.

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Kinder Reservoir, from near the Downfall

Chrome Hill and Chee Dale (15th October 2011)

Ruth visited me for the weekend of the CUHWC Edale Trip. On the Saturday, we did a long-ish walk in excellent sunny weather in the White Peak south of Buxton. Our route took in Parkhouse Hill, Chrome Hill, various other minor summits, and the impressive gorge of Chee Dale.

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Ruth on the knife-edge ridge of Parkhouse Hill, with Chrome Hill beyond

The Roaches and Shutlingsloe (23rd January 2011)

For my first local walk of the year, I headed to the western edge of the Peak District for a walk taking in The Roaches, Shutlingsloe and Three Shire Heads. There were certainly lots of people out and about, walking and mountain biking – surprisingly many, given the rather grey weather!

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Looking ahead to Shutlingsloe, its summit almost in the cloud

Hayfield, Castleton and Edale (13th November 2010)

Another clear and sunny autumn day was forecast, so I headed up to the High Peak for a long-ish walk starting in Hayfield. My somewhat-unusual route took in Mount Famine, Cave Dale, Castleton, Hollins Cross, Edale, Grindslow Knoll and Kinder Low, racking up over 1300m ascent along the way – unusual for a day in the Peak District!

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Mount Famine, from Coldwell Clough

CUHWC Edale Trip (17th October 2010)

On Sunday we headed to the Dark Peak, where I joined CUHWC for my eighth Edale Trip! As I have done for the last few years, I made a round walk of it by walking over from Hayfield to Edale before the club arrived (well, almost!), with Michael, Emma, Ian and Simon W. I then joined Joe and Tom’s group for the return leg, though I had to descend early to return to Derby for a concert. Mum and Dad did their own circular walk from Hayfield.

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Edale from Ringing Roger