Tintwistle, The Chew Reservoir and Laddow
45th wedding anniversaries don't come round that often, so this auspicious day called for a long walk to the Chew Reservoir and back to Crowden. We parked in the only free spot in the Crowden car park- it was a popular day- and made our way as usual to Tintwistle, passing the reservoirs with various levels of water.
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| Feed weir and spillway at Torside Reservoir |
We decided to have an anniversary coffee/pit stop at the Bull's Head in Tintwistle. We'd passed the pub many times but this was the first time it had been open (most times were during lockdown or refurbishment of the pub) so, in the circumstances, there was no question about going in. We were greeted by Walter, the pub dog who would probably never make it as a guard dog!
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| Walter making yet another friend |
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| Leaving the Bull's Head |
Outside the pub we met the real boss, an absolutely beautiful pedigree Siamese with amazing blue eyes.
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| The boss- don't mess with me! |
The walk up to the Chew Reservoir felt much easier than before- we went more directly over Ormes Moor and the aptly named Wilderness.
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| Crossing (the) Wilderness- Chew Reservoir just about visible |
Although we didn't follow the line of the right-of-way marked on the OS map, the path was pretty clear and, where there's a path on terrain like that, it's worth following it if it goes in roughly the right direction.
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Reaching the edge of Wilderness and overlooking the
valley running down from the Chew Reservoir |
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Jacinta at the east end of the Chew Reservoir
(always one of her favourite reservoirs) |
Even the rather boggy, soulless section over Laddow Moss to join the Pennine Way seemed better than usual and we descended from Laddow by 5 o' clock with hardly a soul in sight.
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| Dropping down to the Pennine Way at Laddow Rocks |
A great walk, in great conditions, of 6 hours and 5 minutes, 11¾ miles and 670m ascent.
