Hall Dale - Peak District Walk

Tuesday 20th August 2013

After my last two walks I decided that maybe it was time to listen to the doctor and give my ankles a chance to recover from Achilles Tendonitis. As this was my first walk in over a month and the first test for my ankles I wanted something that was both short and over easy terrain.

Start: Bent Lane (SK 2797 6476)

Route: Bent Lane - Hallmoor Wood - Hall Dale - Halldale Wood - Bent Lane

Distance: 2.5 miles     Ascent: 135 metres      Time Taken: 1 hour 25 mins

Terrain: Fields and woodland paths.

Weather: Warm and sunny.

Pub Visited: None    Ale Drunk: None

Route Map >>

 

Bent Lane

Setting out along the very quiet Bent Lane.

Stanton Moor Plantation

The views extend across Darley Dale to Stanton Moor Plantation.

Darley Dale

As I leave Bent Lane and head towards Hallmoor Wood the view across Darley Dale now includes a distant Riber Castle.

Hall Dale

Hall Dale.

Possibly the prettiest entrance to a public footpath I have seen.

Hall Dale

Hall Dale.

Halldale Wood

The point at which Hall Dale becomes Halldale Wood.

Just to prove it.

Halldale Wood

A lovely spot for a seat. I sat here listening to the sound of Halldale Brook far below me.

Halldale Brook

Halldale Brook.

I assume it's an old barn as there are no windows, but the chimney seems out of place.

Seventy Acre Plantation

It was in a nice location, with a view across Halldale Wood towards Seventy Acre Plantation.

 

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