David and Jacinta's Walks- 2023

Moscar, Stanage and Ughill It was somewhat fitting that we headed out on Boxing Day to do a walk that we started the year with on January 2nd. We parked near Moscar Lodge and walked up to Stanage End. The day was (miraculously) dry and the views good, but the view of The Great Ridge and Kinder were not as good as on the second- the photo from the 2nd January is the background to this year's blog... this is how it looked on 26th December! Year-end view of The Great Ridge and Kinder At the Stanage Pole we enjoyed the last of Olivia's shortbread and then ambled down to Redmires Reservoir. It was busy there, with lots of dog walkers out for a stroll. We headed across  rough moorland to come to the Sheffield road, then we struck out across the fields, heading for the bench below Crawshaw Lodge where we stopped for lunch. From here, we hardly passed any more walkers; the walk went across the fields towards Ughill Moor, passing Crawshaw Farm and a very large and intimidating dog. It w...

Hathersage and Stanage Edge  So to Hathersage on a very wet Wednesday morning- but Jacinta put her faith in the weather forecast that said that it would clear up later in the morning. It did (more or less) and we were able to enjoy a nice autumnal walk. The first section felt a little circuitus, but we joined the familiar path to Brookfield Manor after passing through the Hathersage allotments. Leisurely sheep on the way to Brookfield Manor David and sheep Across the fields and through some excellent gates led us to woodlands. Gate Gallery Beyond the woodlands, we followed the sign to Dennis Knoll. Arrows in almost all directions! From Dennis Knoll we decided to deviate from the guidebook root slightly, and do up to High Kneb which always provides stunning views across the moorlands and to the hills beyond. Stanage and, in the far distance, Higgar Tor Win Hill and Kinder- beyond Bamford Moor It was an easy walk along the top of Stanage Edge, where it was not as windy as the forecas...