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Kenslow Knoll - Peak District Walk
Tuesday 9th December 2008
As the forecast was good I planned a short walk that would enable me to explore a place I hadn't been to before, Kenslow Knoll. What I hadn't expected was to have such good views from the top of the knoll which in part explained the very leisurely lunch I enjoyed there.
Start: Friden car park (SK 1723 6074)
Route: Friden car park - Bolderstone Plantation - Long Dale - Gratton Moor - Kenslow Wood - Kenslow Knoll - Friden car park
Distance: 5.5 miles Ascent: 218 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 10 mins
Terrain: Fields and lanes.
Weather: Blue sky but cold.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Bolderstone Plantation Bolderstone Plantation](2008-12-09/boulderstone%20Plantation.jpg)
Heading through Bolderstone Plantation towards Long Dale.
![Bolderstone Plantation Bolderstone Plantation](2008-12-09/from%20long%20dale.jpg)
The frozen ground certainly meant the going was much better than it would normally have been.
![Long Dale Long Dale](2008-12-09/long%20dale.jpg)
The route went along the top of Long Dale, instead of through it.
![Long Dale Long Dale](2008-12-09/longdale1.jpg)
Looking across Long Dale from the point where I turned towards Gratton Moor.
![Gratton Moor Gratton Moor](2008-12-09/gratton%20moor.jpg)
Gratton Moor, not very moor-like is it!
![Black Nursery Plantation Black Nursery Plantation](2008-12-09/black%20nursery%20plantation.jpg)
Looking back to Black Nursery Plantation from the track to Kenslow Wood.
![Kenslow Wood Kenslow Wood](2008-12-09/kenslow%20wood.jpg)
Kenslow Wood is a private wood but the track above it is very pleasant.
![](2008-12-09/milk.jpg)
An unusual sight greeted me opposite Little Rookery Farm.
![Toposcope Toposcope](2008-12-09/topo.jpg)
Just as I approached the toposcope on Kenslow Knoll this helicopter came across the valley.
![Stanton Moor Stanton Moor](2008-12-09/stanton%20moor.jpg)
Looking towards Stanton Moor and Anthony Hill from the toposcope.
![Anthony Hill Anthony Hill](2008-12-09/anthony%20hill.jpg)
Anthony Hill.
![Kenslow Plantation Kenslow Plantation](2008-12-09/kenslow%20knoll.jpg)
Kenslow Plantation where the toposcope can be found is a Millennium project.
![Minninglow Hill Minninglow Hill](2008-12-09/minninglow%20hill.jpg)
Looking in the direction of Minninglow Hill.
![Kenslow Knoll Kenslow Knoll](2008-12-09/kenslow%20knoll1.jpg)
Kenslow Knoll.
![Kenslow Knoll Kenslow Knoll](2008-12-09/kenslow%20knoll2.jpg)
A final look back at Kenslow Knoll as I reach the road to the car park.
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