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Harboro Rocks - Peak District Walk
Thursday 24th February 2011
After what seems like days of mist, rain and grey gloom, the sun came out today and so I escaped for one of my favourite local walks. Looking back through my records I was shocked to find it is in fact over 2 years since I last walked here. I always seem to walk here in the late afternoon when the sun is in completely the wrong direction for the pictures I want to take. I must make the effort to get here during the morning at some point this year.
Start: Brassington car park (SK 2337 5468)
Route: Brassington - Harboro Rocks (TP) - High Peak Trail - Longcliffe - Rainster Rocks - Brassington
Distance: 4.5 miles Ascent: 212 metres Time Taken: 2 hours
Terrain: Good paths and fields.
Weather: Warm and sunny.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![From Carsington Pastures From Carsington Pastures](2011-02-24/from%20carsington%20P.jpg)
Heading towards Manystones Lane, across the old mine workings.
![Harboro Rocks Harboro Rocks](2011-02-24/harboro%20rocks.jpg)
Harboro Rocks.
![Trig Trig](2011-02-24/trig.jpg)
Approaching the trig point.
![Towards Gratton Moor Towards Gratton Moor](2011-02-24/from%20harboro%20rocks.jpg)
Looking towards Gratton Moor from the top of Harboro Rocks.
![Towards Matlock Bath Towards Matlock Bath](2011-02-24/riber.jpg)
A hazier view towards Matlock Bath.
![Carsington Reservoir Carsington Reservoir](2011-02-24/carsington%20res.jpg)
Carsington Reservoir. I'm not sure how much longer this view will remain like this as the last I heard the application to site a wind farm on Carsington Pastures had been approved by the Planning Inspectorate.
![Harboro Rocks Harboro Rocks](2011-02-24/harboro%20rocks1.jpg)
Harboro Rocks.
![High Peak Trail High Peak Trail](2011-02-24/hpt.jpg)
A bleak looking High Peak Trail.
![Longcliffe Longcliffe](2011-02-24/longcliffe.jpg)
Artwork at the old station at Longcliffe.
![Pinder's Rock Pinder's Rock](2011-02-24/pinders%20rock.jpg)
Looking towards Pinder's Rock.
![](2011-02-24/sheep.jpg)
A sheep covered hill as I head towards Rainster Rocks.
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The disappearing sun gives these unnamed rocks a pink tinge.
![Rainster Rocks Rainster Rocks](2011-02-24/rainster%20rocks.jpg)
Looking back to Rainster Rocks.
![Rainster Rocks Rainster Rocks](2011-02-24/rainster%20rocks1.jpg)
Rainster Rocks from further up the hill.
![Carsington Pastures Carsington Pastures](2011-02-24/carsington%20pastures.jpg)
Looking across towards Carsington Pastures from the descent to Brassington.
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