With a forecast that suggested the weather would turn bad after lunch, I decided on a short walk in the Peaks and an early start to try and avoid any rain. This walk had been suggested by Andrew Hill from Twitter (@AndrewHill10) and it used a path I'd heard about but never walked before (Doctor's Gate) and finishing with a new trig point on Cock Hill. Cool and windy on the summit, cooling more as the day went on, but never threatened to rain. A great walk, with a new perspective on an old hill.
Date: 2013-05-27
Start: Old Glossop Finish: Old Glossop
Distance: 10.0 mls, 16.09 km
Height Gain: 1800 ft, 548.6 m
Start Time: 06:55 End Time: 10:40
Duration: 03:45
Ave Speed: 2.7 mph
Region: Peak District
Route Description: Old Glossop, Mossy Lea Farm, Doctor's Gate path, Urchin Clough, Devil's Dyke, Hern Clough, Bleaklow, Torside Castle, Glossop Low, Cock Hill, Charles Street, Old Glossop
Parking Grid Ref: SK 04590 94830
View Parking space in: OS Map or Google Street View
Walking with: Alone
Long Distance Path:
2808 - Bleaklow Head (2077 ft)
TP2310 - Cock Hill (Good condition)
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Walk Name: Hooksey & The Calf
Date: 2013-05-25
Distance: 12.4 mls, 19.96 km
Height Gain: 3500 ft, 1066.8 m
Walk Name: Carlin Gill
Date: 2013-06-01
Distance: 6.4 mls, 10.30 km
Height Gain: 2100 ft, 640.1 m