Walking Diary 2017

Click on the date or thumbnail to take you to the walk's photos and details. 

Blue - Peak District walks.   Purple - Lake District walks.   Green - walks in other areas

The numbers in red brackets indicate the order in which I have climbed the Birkett's. 

Individual fells in purple are Birkett fells, click on them to see fell details and pictures.

(CT) indicates the summit is a County Top, click on the link in gold to see summit details and pictures.

(OF) indicates a Wainwright Outlying Fell, click on the link in blue to see fell details and pictures.

(TP) indicates a Trig Point, click on the link in brown to see the trig points details and pictures.

 

6.25 miles

231 metres

3 hrs 10mins

Saturday 23rd December 2017

Hartington car park - Beresford Dale - Wolfscote Dale - Biggin Dale - Dale End - Highfield Lane - Hartington car park

6.25 miles

231 metres

3 hrs 10mins

5.5 miles

572 metres

4 hrs 50 mins

Tuesday 5th December 2017

Lay-by Haweswater Road - Corpse Road - Brown Howe - Mardale (394) - Selside Pike (395) - High Howes - Mardale (396) - Branstree (397) - Gatescarth Pass - Mardale Head - Lay-by Haweswater Road

5.5 miles

572 metres

4 hrs 50 mins

3.5 miles

378 metres

2 hrs 30 mins

Tuesday 7th November 2017

Thackthwaite - Watching Crag - Low Fell - Watching Crag - Thackthwaite

3.5 miles

378 metres

2 hrs 30 mins

3.5 miles

197 metres

2 hrs 10 ins

Monday 6th November 2017

Kirkstile Inn - Lanthwaite Wood - Brackenthwaite Hows - Lanthwaite Wood - Crummock Water - Kirkstile Inn

3.5 miles

197 metres

2 hrs 10 ins

7.5 miles

363 metres

5 hrs 15 mins

Sunday 5th November 2017

Wet Sleddale Reservoir - Sleddale Hall - Scam Matthew - High Wether Howe (391) - Seat Robert - Glede Howe (392) - Seat Robert (393) - Sleddale Hall - Wet Sleddale Reservoir

7.5 miles

363 metres

5 hrs 15 mins

6.75 miles

407 metres

4 hrs 45 mins

Friday 27th October 2017

Errwood Hall car park - Errwood Hall - Foxlow Edge - The Tors - Shining Tor (TP) - Goytsclough Quarry - Goyts Clough - Errwood Hall car park

6.75 miles

407 metres

4 hrs 45 mins

5.25 miles

286 metres

3 hrs

Thursday 28th September 2017

Surprise View car park - Bole Hill Quarry - Padley Gorge - Burbage Valley - Carl Wark - Hathersage Moor - Over Owler Tor - Millstone Edge - Surprise View car park

5.25 miles

286 metres

3 hrs

7.5 miles

492 metres

4 hrs 55 mins

Saturday 23rd September 2017

Bowden Bridge car park - William Clough - Mill Hill - Burnt Hill - The Intakes - Middle Moor - Bowden Bridge car park

7.5 miles

492 metres

4 hrs 55 mins

4.75 miles

157 metres

2 hrs 50 mins

Friday 22nd September 2017

Curbar Gap car park - Baslow Edge - Wellington Monument - Jack Flat - Swine Sty - White Edge - White Edge Trig (TP) - Stoke Flat - Curbar Edge - Curbar Gap car park

4.75 miles

157 metres

2 hrs 50 mins

7.25 miles

480 metres

4 hrs 15 mins

Tuesday 19th September 2017

Cat & Fiddle lay-by - Whetstone Ridge - Danethorn Hollow - Shutlingsloe (TP) - Macclesfield Forest - Standing Stone - Broughsplace - Torgate Farm - Chest Hollow - Cat & Fiddle lay-by

7.25 miles

480 metres

4 hrs 15 mins

8.5 miles

329 metres

5 hrs 5 mins

Sunday 17th September 2017

Upper Burbage Bridge - Cowper Stones (TP) - Stanage Edge - Stanedge Pole - White Stones - Brown Edge Farm - Ox Stones (TP) - Houndkirk Road - Burbage Rocks - Upper Burbage Bridge

8.5 miles

329 metres

5 hrs 5 mins

7 miles

409 metres

4 hrs 15 mins

Wednesday 6th September 2017

Milldale Car park - Dove Dale - Bunster Hill - Dovedale Wood - Ilam Rock - Dove Dale - Milldale car park

7 miles

409 metres

4 hrs 15 mins

5 miles

179 metres

2 hrs 15 mins

Monday 4th September 2017

High Peak Junction - Cromford Canal - Birch Wood - High Peak Trail - Intake Lane - Cromford Wharf - Cromford Canal - High Peak Junction

5 miles

179 metres

2 hrs 15 mins

8.25 miles

475 metres

4 hrs 25 mins

Friday 25th August 2017

Sir William Hill Road - Bretton Clough - Abney Moor - Abney - Abney Clough - Eyam Moor - Sir William Hill Road

8.25 miles

475 metres

4 hrs 25 mins

6.75 miles

347 metres

3 hrs 45 mins

Sunday 16th July 2017

Tideswell Dale car park - Litton - Cressbrook Dale - Water-cum-Jolly - Miller's Dale - Tideswell Dale - Tideswell Dale car park

6.75 miles

347 metres

3 hrs 45 mins

7.5 miles

260 metres

4 hrs 20 mins

Friday 14th July 2017

Hell Bank Plantation - Hob Hurst's House - Gibbet Moor - Dobb Edge - Emperor Lake - Swiss Lake - Rabbit Warren - Hell Bank Plantation

7.5 miles

260 metres

4 hrs 20 mins

8 miles

453 metres

4 hrs 50 mins

Thursday 25th May 2017

Ashopton Road - Parkin Clough - Win Hill (TP) - Hope Brink - Hope Cross - Ladybower Reservoir - Ashopton Road

8 miles

453 metres

4 hrs 50 mins

2.25 miles

244 metres

2 hrs 25 mins

Tuesday 4th April 2017

Howtown Pier - Hallin Fell (390) - Howtown Pier

2.25 miles

244 metres

2 hrs 25 mins

7.75 miles

839 metres

6 hrs 40 mins

Monday 3rd April 2017

Red Lion, Grasmere - Stone Arthur (385) - Great Rigg (386) - Rydal Fell (387) - Heron Pike (388) - Nab Scar (389) - Rydal Mount - Coffin Route - Dove Cottage - Red Lion, Grasmere

7.75 miles

839 metres

6 hrs 40 mins

4.5 miles

251 metres

2 hours 40 mins

Sunday 26th March 2017

Curbar Gap car park - Calver - Derwent Valley Way - Baslow - Baslow Edge - Curbar Gap car park

4.5 miles

251 metres

2 hours 40 mins

8.25 miles

298 metres

4 hours 5 mins

Wednesday 4th January 2017

Curbar Gap car park - White Edge - White Edge Moor - Wooden Pole - Longshaw Estate - Hay Wood - Froggatt Edge - Curbar Edge - Curbar Gap car park

8.25 miles

298 metres

4 hours 5 mins

 

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