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Cock Hill - Peak District Walk
Sunday 28th September 2014
At long last some proper moorland walking. We headed to the north of the Peak District for a walk to Cock Hill but opted for an easy return along the Longdendale Trail.
Start: Old Glossop (SK 0456 9483)
Route: Old Glossop - Cock Hill - Glossop Low - Clough Edge - Longdendale Trail - Padfield - Swineshaw Reservoir - Old Glossop
Distance: 7.25 miles Ascent: 463 metres Time Taken: 5 hours 5 mins
Terrain: Good moorland tracks and fields.
Weather: Warm and sunny.
Pub Visited: Yorkshire Bridge Inn Ale Drunk: Bombs Gone, Bradfield Brewery
![Whiteley Nab Whiteley Nab](2014-09-28/view.jpg)
The first view of the day was across Old Glossop to Whiteley Nab.
![Packhorse Trail Packhorse Trail](2014-09-28/packhorse.jpg)
The route to Cock Hill follows the old packhorse trail.
![Cock Hill Cock Hill](2014-09-28/quarry.jpg)
The quarries on the side of Cock Hill come into view.
![Lower Shelf Lower Shelf](2014-09-28/lower shelf.jpg)
As we climb we can look across the moor towards Lower Shelf Stones.
![Glossop Low Glossop Low](2014-09-28/butts.jpg)
The route across Glossop Low follows the line of grouse butts.
![Glossop Low Glossop Low](2014-09-28/solar.jpg)
Approaching the summit of Glossop Low and we are greeted by a solar panel, apparantly it has something to do with mountian rescue.
![Black Hill Black Hill](2014-09-28/black hill.jpg)
A few minutes later and we are looking across the valley at Black Hill.
![Torside Reservoir Torside Reservoir](2014-09-28/torside res.jpg)
As we walk along Clough Edge Torside Reservoir comes into view.
![Torside Clough Torside Clough](2014-09-28/clough.jpg)
Looking back up Torside Clough.
![Torside Naze Torside Naze](2014-09-28/naze.jpg)
Looking up the valley towards Woodhead Reservoir.
![Longdendale Trail Longdendale Trail](2014-09-28/trail.jpg)
Easy walking along the Longdendale Trail.
![Valehouse Reservoir Valehouse Reservoir](2014-09-28/valehouse.jpg)
We left the trail just as Valehouse Reservoir came into view.
![Peak Naze Peak Naze](2014-09-28/peak naze.jpg)
Heading across the fields from Padfield and Peak Naze dominates the view.
![Swineside Reservoir Swineside Reservoir](2014-09-28/swineside.jpg)
The final reservoir of the day was Swineside Reservoir.
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