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Derwent Edge - Peak District Walk
Monday 22nd August 2011
Another walk researching a route I was planning on writing up. The flowering heather meant the hills were turning pink but it also meant that in the warm sunshine the flies were out. In fact I have never seen quite so many flies in one place and as a result I made pretty rapid progress between Lost Lad and the Wheel Stones in an unsuccessful attempt to escape them.
Start: A57 lay-by (SK 1969 8642)
Route: A57 lay-by (Ladybower) - Ladybower Reservoir - Pike Low - Lost Lad - Back Tor (TP) - Derwent Edge - Whinstone Lee Tor - A57 lay-by (Ladybower)
Distance: 8.25 miles Ascent: 434 metrees Time Taken: 4 hours 15 mins
Terrain: Predominantly on clear paths but also crossing moorland.
Weather: Warm and sunny.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Ladybower Reservoir Ladybower Reservoir](2011-08-22/ladybower.jpg)
Looking along Ladybower to Pike Low, which would be my route onto Derwent Edge.
![Dovestone Tor Dovestone Tor](2011-08-22/salt%20cellar.jpg)
At Briery Side the Salt Cellar and Dovestone Tor come into view.
![Ladybower Reservoir Ladybower Reservoir](2011-08-22/ladybower1.jpg)
Looking back for a view of Ladybower.
![Dovestone Clough Dovestone Clough](2011-08-22/dovestone%20clough.jpg)
Dovestone Clough leading to Dovestone Tor.
![Derwent Edge Derwent Edge](2011-08-22/derwent%20edge.jpg)
Looking back along Derwent Edge as I head along Pike Low.
![Lost Lad Lost Lad](2011-08-22/lost%20lad.jpg)
Ahead of me Lost Lad is caught in sunshine.
![Lose Hill Lose Hill](2011-08-22/lose%20hill.jpg)
Crossing Green Sitches and the view now includes the ridge from Lose Hill to Mam Tor.
![Green Sitches Green Sitches](2011-08-22/green%20stitches.jpg)
Win Hill and Ladybower from Green Sitches.
![Howden Edge Howden Edge](2011-08-22/howden%20edge.jpg)
Heading towards Lost Lad and pausing for a shot of a distant Howden Edge.
![Back Tor Back Tor](2011-08-22/back%20tor.jpg)
The air around Lost Lad was black with flies so I didn't linger there and instead made a dash for Back Tor, where the flies weren't quite as bad.
![Great Ridge Great Ridge](2011-08-22/kinder.jpg)
The view towards Kinder from Back Tor. I had planned on a lunch stop here but fly sandwiches didn't appeal so I moved on rapidly.
![Derwent Edge Derwent Edge](2011-08-22/derwent%20edge1.jpg)
The view along Derwent Edge from Back Tor.
![Kinder plateau Kinder plateau](2011-08-22/kinder1.jpg)
Having passed the Cakes of Bread I finally found a relatively fly free spot for lunch with a nice view of Kinder.
![Cakes of Bread Cakes of Bread](2011-08-22/cakes%20of%20bread.jpg)
Looking back to the Cakes of Bread.
![Salt Cellar Salt Cellar](2011-08-22/salt%20cellar1.jpg)
The Salt Cellar from Dovestone Tor.
![Wheel Stones Wheel Stones](2011-08-22/wheel%20stones.jpg)
The Wheel Stones were popular toady with a few people attempting to scramble up them.
![Stanage Edge Stanage Edge](2011-08-22/stanage%20edge.jpg)
All the greens and pinks help High Neb to stand out as I approach Whinstone Lee Tor.
![Crook Hill Crook Hill](2011-08-22/crook%20hill.jpg)
Crook Hill.
![Ladybower Reservoir Ladybower Reservoir](2011-08-22/ladybower2.jpg)
Ladybower from Whinstone Lee Tor.
![Bamford Edge Bamford Edge](2011-08-22/bamford%20edge.jpg)
Bamford Edge.
![Win Hill Win Hill](2011-08-22/win%20hill.jpg)
A final shot of Win Hill before I take the path off the edge back to the car.
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