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Wolfscote Dale - Peak District Walk
Wednesday 17th August 2011
When I did this walk in April I decided to write it up for the two magazines I write for so today's trip back to Wolfscote Dale was planned as a quick dash round just to make notes for the walk and I nearly didn't take my camera with me. it might only be a few months since I was last here but it was amazing how different the dales looked compared to my previous visit in April.
Start: Milldale car park (SK 1361 5478)
Route: Milldale car park - Alstonefield - How Narrowdale - Wolfscote Dale - Milldale car park
Distance: 6.75 miles Ascent: 347 metres Time Taken: 3 hours
Terrain: Good paths, one steep ascent.
Weather: Warm and sunny.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Mill Dale Mill Dale](2011-08-17/mill%20dale.jpg)
The view across Mill Dale from the steep climb to Alstonefield.
![Wetton Low Wetton Low](2011-08-17/wetton%20low.jpg)
Looking across the fields to Wetton Low.
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As I approached the church the field behind it was a sea of pink.
![Towards Wetton Towards Wetton](2011-08-17/wetton.jpg)
Heading out of Alstonefield and looking across towards Wetton.
![Narrowdale Hill Narrowdale Hill](2011-08-17/narrowdale%20hill.jpg)
Narrowdale Hill to the left as I head down towards How Narrowdale.
![How Narrowdale How Narrowdale](2011-08-17/how%20narrowdale.jpg)
How Narrowdale.
![Carder Low Carder Low](2011-08-17/carder%20low.jpg)
Zooming in on a distant Carder Low.
![Narrowdale Hill Narrowdale Hill](2011-08-17/marrowdale%20hill1.jpg)
Looking back to Narrowdale Hill.
![Wolfscote Dale Wolfscote Dale](2011-08-17/wolfscote.jpg)
Heading towards the entrance to Wolfscote Dale.
![River Dove River Dove](2011-08-17/river%20dove.jpg)
The River Dove looks a little murky.
![Wolfscote Dale Wolfscote Dale](2011-08-17/blue%20hill.jpg)
The sides of Wolfscote Dale were turning blue.
![Harebells Harebells](2011-08-17/harebells.jpg)
The cause of the change of colour, a multitude of Harebells.
![Wolfscote Dale Wolfscote Dale](2011-08-17/wolfscote%20dale.jpg)
A strangely quiet Wolfscote Dale, it is the school holidays after all.
![Drabber Tor Drabber Tor](2011-08-17/dabber%20tor.jpg)
Drabber Tor.
![Peaseland Rocks Peaseland Rocks](2011-08-17/peaseland%20rocks.jpg)
Peaseland Rocks.
![River Dove River Dove](2011-08-17/stepping%20stones.jpg)
I'd never spotted these stepping stones before, maybe because they are right next to a bridge.
![Wolfscote Dale Wolfscote Dale](2011-08-17/dale.jpg)
Wolfscote Dale still looking quiet.
![Wolfscote Dale Wolfscote Dale](2011-08-17/wolfscote%20dale1.jpg)
Nearly at the end of the dale and what looks like weeds next to the path are actually geraniums.
![Geraniums Geraniums](2011-08-17/geranium.jpg)
One of the geraniums.
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