A track disappears into the mist. Bare trees stand silhouetted against the pale sky.
A path curves past a rocky slope. Dry stone walls criss-cross the hillside in the distance
A rocky outcrop overlooks Bretton Clough. Beyond it can be seen Abney Low.
Bretton Clough
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Blue skies over Bleaklow Stones
The Anvil Stone
Grinah Stones
Barrow Stones
Bleaklow Stones
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#blueskies
Steep muddy steps lead down into the deep chasm of Lud's Church.
The mossy chasm of Lud's Church
Gritstone rock, The Roaches
Looking back along The Roaches. Shutlingsloe can be seen on the horizon.
Lud's Church and The Roaches
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#spring
Baslow Edge.
The path along White Edge. Win Hill can be seen in the distance
Curbar Edge. The Eagle Stone on Baslow Edge can be seen in the distance.
Gritstone formations, Froggatt Edge
Gritstone Quartet
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Cracken Edge looking out towards Kinder Scout.
Abandoned mine workings
Looking south along Chinley Churn
South Head seen from the Pennine Bridleway
Cracken Edge and South Head
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Finding it hard to settle into a book atm. Resorted to #DarkPeak by #AdamJWright. Very good and a solid 4 stars.
Win Hill. In the distance low cloud clips the top of Kinder Scout.
Ascending Hope Brink. A bridlepath snakes up the hill. In the distance rain clouds gather over Crookstone Out Moor
Win Hill trig point. Ladybower Reservoir can be seen below.
Win Hill looking out towards Lose Hill and the Great Ridge. Castelton can be seen nestling in the valley on the left
A wet walk up Win Hill.
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#cloudyskies
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A fog shrouded trig point on the top of Mam Tor
A tree silhouetted in the mist near Hollin's Cross.
The outline of Peveril Castle looming over Cave Dale
Walked to the top of some hills. Saw bugger-all. Walked back down again
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#peverilcastle
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Early morning mist clings to the twin summits of Crook Hill.
A flagstone path winds its way along Derwent Edge. The Salt Cellar rock stands silhouetted against the distant Win Hill.
Derwent Edge
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#hiked
Baslow Edge
Nelson's Monument on Birchen Edge
The cup and ring stone at Gardoms Edge
The Eagle Stone, Baslow Edge.
A trio of edges.
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Looking down Burbage Brook towards a misty Higgar Tor.
Padley Gorge
Abandoned millstones, Bolehill Quarry.
Rocks in the mist, Over Owler Tor.
A walk before the arrival of Storm Goretti.
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#higgartor
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#hiked
A group of walkers atop a rocky outcrop near Nether Tor.
Upper Tor looking across to Grindslow Knoll.
Approaching Grindslow Clough.
Looking back up Crowden Clough
Kinder Scout
Last hike of the year. Really only one place I was going to go.
#kinderscout
#darkpeak
#peakdistrict
#peakdistrictnationalpark
#derbyshire
#landscape
#landscapephotography
#nature
#scenic
#hiking
#winterwalks
Kinder Gates
March 2024
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#kindergates
#darkpeak
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#peakdistrictnationalpark
#derbyshire
#landscape
#bnwphotography
#monochrome
#blackandwhitephotography
#scenic
The cliffs and crags of Coombes Rocks
The toposcope on the summit of Lantern Pike. Kinder Scout can be seen in the distance.
The view from Cown Edge
Robin Hood's Picking Rods.
Lantern Pike and Coombes Rocks.
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#derbyshire
#lanternpike
#darkpeak
#landscape
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#hiked
Ox Stones
March 2025
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#derbyshire
#darkpeak
#landscape
#landscapephotography
#bnwphotography
#monochrome
#blackandwhitephotography
#nature
#scenic
#hiked
Looking along Rushup Edge towards Mam Tor and the Great Ridge.
Rushup Edge with Brown Knoll and Kinder Scout in the distance
Lords Seat seen from Chapel Gate.
Rushup Edge
It was a bit 'nippy' out today!
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#edale
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#snow
#hiked
#autumn
Hern Stones, Bleaklow
Hern Stones, Blakelow
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Water being blown back up Kinder Downfall
Kinder Downfall
Looking across from Kinder to South Head and Mount Famine.
Kinder Low trig point
A very windy hike from Hayfield to Kinder Downfall and Kinder Low Trig!
Walk 9 from @abouttheadventure.com excellent book 'Mountain Walks: Kinder Scout'
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A rainbow arches over Woodland Valley. In the distance low cloud clips the top of Kinder Scout
Alport Castle with Castle Wood beyond
Alport Castle and Alport Dale
Sheep grazing with the north face of Kinder in the distance
Alport Castle.
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Win Hill trig
Win Hill looking out towards the Great Ridge and Kinder
Lose Hill and the Great Ridge
Honey Fungus growing on a mossy tree stump
Win Hill and Ladybower.
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#thegreatridge
#losehill
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Pinnacle Stone, Curbar Edge
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Crowden Horseshoe
Good views from the top of Laddow Rocks, but then the fog rolled in when I reached Black Hill Trig.
Perfect weather for navigating your way across a featureless peat bog!
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#hillwalking
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A rocky outcrop on Back Tor.
The Cakes of Bread
The Salt Cellar looking down towards Ladybower Reservoir
The Wheel Stones
Derwent Edge via Lost Lad and Back Tor.
8 mile loop from Fairholmes
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Noe Stool with Swine's Back in the distance
The Woolpacks
Crowden Tower
Looking back along the southern edge
Jacob's Ladder and the Woolpacks.
Was able to take a pretty direct line through the Woolpacks as the boggy bits had dried out!
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What a beautiful, moving poem this is: soundcloud.com/longbarrow-p... Just listened to it recorded in situ by @longbarrowpress.bsky.social #poetrybluesky #poetsofbluesky #darkpeak #sheffield #requiem #longpoem #fathersandsons
Torside Clough looking across to Torside Reservoir and beyond to Crowden and Black Hill
The 'Kissing Stones' on Bleaklow Moor
High Shelf Stones trig point
Lower Shelf Stones and Kinder on the horizon
Old Glossop to Bleaklow Head.
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Really late, but I flushed a female Red Grouse of this nest while completing my final survey on RSPB Dove Stone a couple of days ago. Perhaps a second clutch after an earlier failure? #birds #darkpeak #rspb
The 'Boxing Gloves'
The mushroom stone at Fairbrook Naze
Looking east along Seal Stones Edge
Kinder northern edge.
Some more pictures from Wednesday's outing to the Dark Peak.
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After recent rains the pools on the blanket bog on Dove Stone have filled following a very dry spring this year. #darkpeak #conservation
