Shining Tor and Erwood
The weather forecast was mixed- high winds and some rain but certainly better than the weekend. We decided to go to Shining Tor which always has the option of making it a short walk if the weather turns bad. On the way up to Shining Tor it was blowing a gale so when we got there we continued to the Cat and Fiddle in search of a hot drink. Sadly, they no longer do coffee, but a pit stop in their outdoor seating gave us the time to consider our next moves.
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| Cat and Fiddle stained glass |
Rather than retrace our steps across the very windy Shining Tor ridge, we decided to walk down to Derbyshire Bridge and then onwards down to Errwood Reservoir. Although this involved walking along the (quiet) road, there were good views and great colours to be enjoyed.
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| On the way down to Derbyshire Bridge |
At Errwood (where we haven't been for many years) we had a brief stop.
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| Errwood Reservoir |
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| Snack time at Errwood |
After a quick snack and drink, we set off to return to the Pym Chair car park. Taking the footpath left shortly after our stopping point, we climbed quickly above the remains of Errwood Hall and across the open moorland of Foxlow Edge (windy again) to the road known as The Street. The road is narrow but fortunately has a good path beside it so we were able to walk up to Pym Chair safely. We got home to a sample of freshly baked Rye, Khorasan, Wholewheat and No. 4 bread and lashings of tea.
A good walk of 9.4 miles with 600m ascent, more that we had intended, which is always a bonus.
