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Win Hill - Peak District Walk
Tuesday 18th May 2010
After a week during which I was both ill and had to complete VAT returns, plus sort out the end of year accounts I thought I deserved a day off. As the forecast was good and I wanted to explore a different route onto Win Hill's summit, for a walk I plan on writing, there were plenty of good excuses for me to head to the hills. Having done it, I can see this route becoming my regular route onto Win Hill, as the views are much better than those on the Parkin Clough path.
Start: Yorkshire Bridge Inn lay-by (SK 2014 8538)
Route: Yorkshire Bridge Inn lay-by - New Barn - Win Hill (TP) - Hope Brink - Hope Cross - Ladybower Reservoir - Yorkshire Bridge Inn lay-by
Distance: 8.5 miles Ascent: 429 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 10 mins
Terrain: Good paths.
Weather: Warm, dry and sunny.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Win Hill Win Hill](2010-05-18/dam%20wall.jpg)
Looking across the dam wall towards Win Hill.
![Ladybower Tor Ladybower Tor](2010-05-18/ladybower%20tor.jpg)
Ladybower Tor, from the dam wall.
![Crook Hill Crook Hill](2010-05-18/crook%20hill.jpg)
The view back to Crook Hill, from the path through the woods.
![Stanage Edge Stanage Edge](2010-05-18/stanage%20edge.jpg)
Stanage Edge.
![Derwent Edge Derwent Edge](2010-05-18/derwent%20edge.jpg)
Derwent Edge, from the approach to Win Hill's summit.
![Win Hill Win Hill](2010-05-18/win%20hill.jpg)
Not the usual broad path to Win Hill's summit, which is just ahead.
![Crook Hill Crook Hill](2010-05-18/crook%20hill1.jpg)
The view across to Bleaklow from Win Hill.
![Derwent Edge Derwent Edge](2010-05-18/derwent%20edge1.jpg)
Derwent Edge from Win Hill.
![Win Hill's trig Win Hill's trig](2010-05-18/trig.jpg)
A well timed shot of Win Hill's trig. It was busy up here today. I hadn't seen anyone on my route up to the summit and foolishly had high hopes of having it to myself.
![Hope Valley Hope Valley](2010-05-18/hope%20valley.jpg)
Looking across Hope Valley, from Win Hill's summit. Or Enjoying the view whilst I let the big group disappear out of sight.
![Thornhill Brink Thornhill Brink](2010-05-18/hope%20brink.jpg)
Looking along Thornhill Brink to Lose Hill and the Kinder Plateau.
![Hope Brink Hope Brink](2010-05-18/roman%20road.jpg)
Heading along Hope Brink, with Crookstone Knoll on the left.
![Lose Hill & Kinder Lose Hill & Kinder](2010-05-18/kinder.jpg)
Kinder Plateau.
![Grindslow Knoll Grindslow Knoll](2010-05-18/grindslow%20knoll.jpg)
Zooming in on Grindslow Knoll. I'm sure I don't remember the path up it being that clear before.
![Jaggers Clough Jaggers Clough](2010-05-18/crookstone.jpg)
Looking up Jaggers Clough to Crookstone Out Moor.
![Vale of Edale Vale of Edale](2010-05-18/vale%20of%20edale.jpg)
The Vale of Edale.
![Win Hill Win Hill](2010-05-18/route.jpg)
Looking back to Win Hill and the old Roman Road.
![River Ashop River Ashop](2010-05-18/river%20ashop.jpg)
The River Ashop as it enters Ladybower Reservoir.
![Ladybower Reservoir Ladybower Reservoir](2010-05-18/ladybower.jpg)
Looking west along Ladybower Reservoir.
![Ladybower Tor Ladybower Tor](2010-05-18/derwent%20edge2.jpg)
Ladybower Tor.
![Crook Hill Crook Hill](2010-05-18/crook%20hill2.jpg)
Crook Hill.
![Ladybower Reservoir Ladybower Reservoir](2010-05-18/ladybower1.jpg)
Ladybower Reservoir.
![Bamford Edge Bamford Edge](2010-05-18/bamford%20edge.jpg)
Bamford Edge.
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