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Shining Tor - Peak District Walk
Friday 17th January 2014
Today's walk was picked with the physio's instructions in mind whilst also taking into consideration how wet it had been recently. It was also the first time since last September that I would attempt a significant amount of descent.
Start: Errwood Hall car park (SK 0120 7483)
Route: Errwood Hall car park - Errwood Hall - The Honeypot - Pym Chair - Cats Tor - Shining Tor (CT) - Stake Side - Errwood Hall car park
Distance: 5.75 miles Ascent: 353 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 10 mins
Terrain: Clear paths.
Weather: Grey with a cold edge to the wind.
Pub Visited: Wyebrideg Inn, Buxton Ale Drunk: Thornbridge Lord Marples
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Heading for Errwood Hall.
![Errwood Hall Errwood Hall](2014-01-17/eerwood hall.jpg)
Errwood Hall, a bit too soon for a coffee break.
![Shooter's Clough Shooter's Clough](2014-01-17/shooters.jpg)
As we head along the track below Foxlow Edge it is always worth turning back for the improving views of Shooter's Clough.
![The Honeypot The Honeypot](2014-01-17/honeypot.jpg)
We pass on a visit to the Honeypot today.
![Withinleach Moor Withinleach Moor](2014-01-17/view.jpg)
As we reach the road we look across a dark looking Withinleach Moor.
![Rushup Edge Rushup Edge](2014-01-17/kinder.jpg)
It looks a little brighter in the opposite direction. Here looking towards Rushup Edge.
![Oldgate Nick Oldgate Nick](2014-01-17/rocks.jpg)
As we start along the track to Shining Tor we pass the outcrop known as Oldgate Nick.
![Shining Tor trig Shining Tor trig](2014-01-17/shining tor.jpg)
Ahead of us the route to Shinng Tor is easy to identify.
![Cats Tor Cats Tor](2014-01-17/cats tor.jpg)
Looking back along the track to Cats Tor.
![Cheshire's County Top Cheshire's County Top](2014-01-17/trig.jpg)
We briefly leave Derbyshire to visit Chesire's county top.
![Maccelsfield Forest Maccelsfield Forest](2014-01-17/macc forest.jpg)
From here we catch a few moments of sunshine as we look across towards Maccelsfield Forest.
![Cats Tor Cats Tor](2014-01-17/cats tor1.jpg)
It doesn't look quite so bright over towards Kinder now.
![Goyt's Moss Goyt's Moss](2014-01-17/burbage edge.jpg)
We had lunch looking across Goyt's Moss towards Burtbage Edge.
![Errwood Reservoir Errwood Reservoir](2014-01-17/reservoir.jpg)
As we headed down towards Errwood Resrvoir it started spitting.
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