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Monsal Dale - Peak District Walk
Thursday 4th March 2010
Another gorgeous day was promised and so I headed out to do a walk that I had hoped to do a few weeks ago. Although the sun was shinning it was definitely colder than earlier in the week but that just seemed to make the distant views even clearer.
Start: White Lodge car park (SK 1702 7065)
Route: White Lodge car park - Brushfield Hough - High Dale - Litton Mill - Miller's Dale - Water-cum-Jolly Dale - Upperdale - Monsal Dale - White Lodge car park
Distance: 6.25 miles Ascent: 392 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 30 mins
Terrain: Good, but very muddy, paths.
Weather: Warm and sunny.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Monsal Head Monsal Head](2010-03-04/monsal%20head.jpg)
Looking along Monsal Dale from Brushfield Hough. The prominent hill to the right is Fin Cop.
![Monsal Head Monsal Head](2010-03-04/monsal%20head1.jpg)
Looking across to Monsal Head.
![Humphrey Gate & Sough Top Humphrey Gate & Sough Top](2010-03-04/sough%20top.jpg)
Heading towards Brushfield with views, across Taddington Dale, of Humphrey Gate and Sough Top.
![High Dale High Dale](2010-03-04/high%20dale.jpg)
Entering High Dale.
![The Edges The Edges](2010-03-04/snow.jpg)
The snow makes the distant Derwent Edge stand out.
![Win Hill Win Hill](2010-03-04/win%20hill.jpg)
Zooming in on Win Hill, Derwent and Stanage Edges.
![Miller's Dale Miller's Dale](2010-03-04/longstone.jpg)
Miller's Dale from the descent down to Litton Mill. Longstone Moor is the prominent land right of centre.
![Miller's Dale Miller's Dale](2010-03-04/wardlow.jpg)
Looking across Miller's Dale to Wardlow Hay Cop.
![Litton Mill Litton Mill](2010-03-04/litton%20mill.jpg)
Litton Mill.
![Miller's Dale Miller's Dale](2010-03-04/miller%20dale1.jpg)
Reflections in the River Wye at Miller's Dale.
![Miller's Dale Miller's Dale](2010-03-04/miller%20dale.jpg)
Miller's Dale.
![Water-cum-Jolly Water-cum-Jolly](2010-03-04/water-cum.jpg)
More reflections at Water-cum-Jolly.
![Water-cum-Jolly Water-cum-Jolly](2010-03-04/weir.jpg)
The weir at Water-cum-Jolly.
![Upperdale Upperdale](2010-03-04/upperdale.jpg)
Upperdale from the Monsal Trail.
![Monsal Trail Monsal Trail](2010-03-04/monsal%20trail.jpg)
A deserted Monsal Trail.
![Monsal Viaduct Monsal Viaduct](2010-03-04/viaduct.jpg)
Monsal Viaduct over the River Wye.
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