
Ups and Downs in Lockdown
I didn’t feel it go, but at some point in a 50 yard stretch of descent from Edale Rocks my left calf began to hurt quite badly. It felt like
I didn’t feel it go, but at some point in a 50 yard stretch of descent from Edale Rocks my left calf began to hurt quite badly. It felt like
7.8 mls, 12.55 km 1900 ft, 579.1 m Bowden Bridge Car Park 07:33 to 11:23 Peak District Walk Number 643 Walk Notes: My first proper hill walk since fracturing my
I took advantage of the glorious weekend weather – the first decent Saturday in June as far as I can recall and headed for another ascent route up onto the
10.2 mls, 16.42 km 2200 ft, 670.6 m Nether Booth Farm 07:05 to 11:20 Peak District Walk Number 529 Walk Notes: A wonderful sunny day with cooling breeze on the
7.6 mls, 12.23 km 1700 ft, 518.2 m A57 Layby 08:10 to 11:50 Peak District Walk Number 512 Walk Notes: Misty and cold all day, but no wind. Ascent of
I love walking in proper winter weather; not the usual winter weather we get in the UK – the drab, miserable, grey, wet and windy stuff that covers the country
9.2 mls, 14.81 km 1800 ft, 548.6 m Edale Car Park 11:00 to 17:30 Peak District Walk Number 506 Walk Notes: A walk with four-seasons of weather, from sunny fields
A recent walk up to the famous Kinder Scout plateau in the Peak District got me thinking about all the other routes I’d used to reach this huge, peaty summit. I
10.5 mls, 16.90 km 2200 ft, 670.6 m Birchen Clough Bridge 08:30 to 13:25 Peak District Walk Number 486 Walk Notes: A lovely sunny day, not especially warm, but dry.
8.9 mls, 14.32 km 1900 ft, 579.1 m Bowden Bridge Car Park 08:00 to 11:45 Peak District Walk Number 485 Walk Notes: I don’t normally walk on a Sunday (we
6.4 mls, 10.30 km 1600 ft, 487.7 m Birchen Clough Bridge 08:05 to 11:10 Peak District Walk Number 483 Walk Notes: The second in my series of walks exploring the
9.6 mls, 15.45 km 1700 ft, 518.2 m Birchen Clough Bridge 08:00 to 12:00 Peak District Walk Number 482 Walk Notes: I decided to get out on the first weekend
10.3 mls, 16.58 km 1900 ft, 579.1 m Old Nag’s Head, Edale 07:20 to 11:30 Peak District Walk Number 465 Walk Notes: A misty start to the day, but I
16.5 mls, 26.55 km 2700 ft, 823.0 m Edale Car Park 08:32 to 15:32 Peak District Walk Number 252 Walk Notes: This ascent of Jacob’s Ladder was done during my
9.0 mls, 14.48 km 2000 ft, 609.6 m Bowden Bridge Car Park 07:40 to 11:31 Peak District Walk Number 182 Walk Notes: Another popular and classic ascent route onto Kinder,
I made a long overdue return to the Kinder plateau yesterday as I walked the Edale Skyline. There are multiple versions of this walk and mine runs from Edale village,
11.5 mls, 18.51 km 2300 ft, 701.0 m Edale Car Park 07:53 to 12:26 Peak District Walk Number 162 Walk Notes: The main reason for today’s walk was to try
9.5 mls, 15.29 km 2300 ft, 701.0 m Bowden Bridge Car Park 08:11 to 11:57 Peak District Walk Number 77 Walk Notes: Not technically an ascent of the Downfall, as