Today’s short morning walk was in the Derwent Valley near Matlock. Starting at Lea Bridge, my route took in Bow Wood, the subHuMP of Bilberry Knoll, and a section of the Cromford Canal.

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The Peak District felt a bit of an anticlimax so soon after returning from Corsica and the GR20, but the good weather nevertheless made for a pleasant circuit north from Hayfield. I ticked off three new P30s around Glossop, and Doctor’s Gate was also new terrain for me.

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Mum, Dad and Ruth visited me in Hilton for the weekend: the first time we’d all been together since Christmas. We walked in Charnwood Forest on the Saturday, and around the Goyt Valley (near Buxton) on Sunday.

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As the forecast was dry (which seems a novelty at the moment!), I decided to head to the Hope Valley for the day. My walk was roughly around the skyline of the valley, with an extension to the south-west to tick off a few obscure P30s that I hadn’t previously visited.

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For today’s walk, I headed to the southern edge of the Peak District. Starting near Blore, my route took in various minor hills around the lower Manifold valley. The forecast was for heavy showers, but fortunately they all missed me!

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Today’s walk was in the south-west corner of the Peak District, with conditions that started rather grey but brightened as the day went on. My route from Roach End took in Wincle Minn, Sutton Common, Shutlingsloe and Gradbach Hill.

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After a morning spent orienteering near Leek, I headed a few miles NE into the Peak District for an afternoon walk taking in the high moors of Merryton Low and Revidge.

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I headed up to the White Peak to tick off a few more obscure P30s, starting in the village of Elton. An excellent winter’s day, with temperatures well below freezing, lots of ice and snow underfoot, and clear blue skies overhead! Minninglow Hill, Moatlow Knob and Anthony Hill were the somewhat-unexpected highlights.

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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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It was a rather dreary day for my final Peak District walk of the year, starting in Eyam. My route took in Sir William Hill, which was under a dusting of snow, Froggatt Edge, and a few obscure P30s in between.

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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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Needing to be back in Derby by mid-afternoon, I opted for a half-day walk taking in some of the P30s to the east and north of Hartington. The route covered quite a lot of new ground for me, the highlights being Carder Low and Sheen Hill.

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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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The good weather continued for today’s walk in the Dark Peak. I started by Ladybower dam and headed for Win Hill, Lose Hill, Grindslow Knoll and the southern edge of the Kinder plateau.

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It was more than a month since my last walk so, having seen the good forecast, I was keen to get out in the Peak District for the morning, before an afternoon band concert. I headed to the lower reaches of Dovedale, starting in Blore and taking in various minor summits around the rim of the valley.

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Today’s local walk from Grin Low Country Park took in a few baggable hills that I surprisingly hadn’t previously visited!

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Mum and Dad visited for a weekend. We walked in the Peak District both days, from Hartington and on Bleaklow.

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