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 and The Great Ridge with Ann, Julian and Nellie To Edale to meet up with Ann and Julian (and Nellie the dog). We couldn't start walking without a bracing coffee at The Penny Pot café . It was sunny and slightly cold, but the views were amazing. We walked up to Hollins Cross and then along the Great Ridge to Back Tor. Conflab on the way to Lose Hill. Nellie: "C'mon folks, let's go!" From then to Lose Hill, where we dropped down out of the wind to have a quick lunch. Lunch on Lose Hill We then decided to return to Back Tor via a lower path slightly to the south of the ridge and then down to Edale past Backtor Farm- a way that we've not gone before but was very pleasant and undulating. Looking back to Back Tor After crossing the road and going under the railway line, we were soon on more familiar ground at Ollerbrook Farm. From there, it was on to the village, past all the sheep (fewer lame ones than last time) and Julian provided some really interesting ...