David and Jacinta's Walks- 2023

Edale, Hope Cross, Lose Hill and Hollins Cross A misty moisty day so we were off to somewhere where we could get a nice cup of coffee and do a relatively straightforward walk. Where else but Edale and the Penny Pot? After our cuppa, we walked through Ollerbrook Booth and up to the Youth Hostel and Jaggers Clough. We stopped for a quick break at Hope Cross and admired quite a few sheep. Sheep, near and far Then it was on, down to Townhead Bridge just outside Hope and up to Townhead itself. There, we met several very happy pigs (on the basis that they were in lots of muck). Happy pigs We reached the top of Lose Hill and the mist lifted, albeit briefly, when we had our lunch in the lee of the summit. We were lucky enough to see a rainbow. Rainbow at lunchtime at Lose Hill From Lose Hill, it was down to Back Tor, Barker Bank and Hollins Cross. Looking back from the descent from Hollins Cross, we had another lucky break in the clouds and a view along the Great Ridge. Eastern Great Ridge fro...

Edale, Hollins Cross, Lose Hill and Hope Cross Monday's forecast was brilliant so we went off to Edale to make the most of the weather. After walking up to Hollins Cross, we followed The Great Ridge to Back Tor and Lose Hill in the company of many other walkers. On the way to Hollins Cross, with Back Tor and Lose Hill Grindslow Knoll and Kinder in dappled sunlight A great perch on Back Tor However, after Lose Hill the crowds fell away and we completed the rest of our walk with very little company. We dropped down to Hope and then up to Wooler Knoll as normal, admiring the clear and dramatic vistas to the left. Lose Hill and Kinder from Wooler Knoll At Wooler Knoll, the sheep had mad...

  Ladybower, Win Hill and Hope Cross According to MWIS the forecast was dry but cold, with a few snow flurries. In the end, this proved inaccurate and we decided to adjust our walk to suit the conditions. We parked at Heatherdene and, having admired the "plughole" by Ladybower dam, we climbed up Parkin Clough to Win Hill. The "plughole", or spillway, at the east end of Ladybower dam This was a walk that (surprisingly) we hadn't done together in 2022 although David did when he did the Edale Skyline walk. As ever, the views from the top were excellent. Derwent Edges from near the top of Win Hill Lose Hill, The Great Ridge and Kinder from the top of Win Hill We walked on to Wooler Knoll, where there was a gaggle of sheep feeding on a stook of hay. Having checked us out, they decided that eating was more important than retreating so they stood their ground (or high spot). Eat or retreat? We walked on to Hope Cross and the snow began to start slowly and we thought th...