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Higger Tor - Peak District Walk
Thursday 13th October 2022
The previous walk came close to being the final walk on the website as a little over three weeks ago I went into anaphylactic shock. Thanks to two nurses, one of whom was my daughter-in-law, who both recognised I was much sicker than I thought, I was in hospital at the time and able to get the shots of adrenaline I needed immediately. You can't beat the NHS when it is a real emergency. The weight of my rucksack is a little heavier now as I have to carry two epi-pens, which I hope to never have to use.
Today's walk was chosen as a warm-up for our holiday in Northumberland next week and as a way of ticking off one of the Ethels, although I have visited this Ethel summit numerous times before. Thanks to a RPS Zoom course I was meant to be on today being cancelled I got to enjoy a warm sunny walk instead of the cloudy day that is predicted for tomorrow, when I originally planned to do the walk.
Start: Upper Burbage Bridge (SK 2596 8297)
Route: Upper Burbage Bridge - Burbage Edge - Carl Wark - Higger Tor - Fiddler's Elbow - Upper Burbage Bridge
Distance: 3.25 miles Ascent: 214 metres Time Taken: 2 hrs 32 mins
Terrain: Clear paths with some scrambling
Weather: Sunny and warm
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2022-10-13/higger tor.jpg)
Having passed through the gate I take the path along the top of Burbage Rocks and soon begin to realise just how warm it is. I certainly didn't expect it to be a T-shirt day when I planned this walk.
![High Neb High Neb](2022-10-13/stanedge pole.jpg)
Looking back along the path towards Stanedge Pole where a distant High Neb is also visible.
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2022-10-13/higger tor1.jpg)
My target today is in the opposite direction, I want to officially 'bag' Higger Tor. At this point I haven't decided if I'll visit Carl Wark.
![Burbage Valley Burbage Valley](2022-10-13/burbage valley.jpg)
Although, annoyingly for the camera, I'm looking into the sun for a lot of the walk, the views along the valley are wonderful.
![Cowper Stone Cowper Stone](2022-10-13/cowper stone.jpg)
Looking back, across the valley, towards Cowper Stone.
![Burbage Rocks Burbage Rocks](2022-10-13/burbage rocks.jpg)
Looking back along Burbage Rocks just before I begin the descent down to the valley floor.
![Higger Tor & Cark Wark Higger Tor & Cark Wark](2022-10-13/carl wark.jpg)
Higger Tor and Carl Wark from the same spot.
![Eyam Moor Eyam Moor](2022-10-13/eyam moor.jpg)
As I descend I begin to spot some of the distant place markers like the tower close to the summit of Sir William Hill and Mother Cap.
![Carl Wark Carl Wark](2022-10-13/cows.jpg)
As I'm about to hit the main path below Burbage Rocks I spot some cows ambling along it, rather than risk upsetting them I take my time and let them head along the path before I join it.
![Carl Wark Carl Wark](2022-10-13/carl wark1.jpg)
Carrying on down towards the bottom of the valley and I still haven't decided if I'm going up to Cark Wark or not.
![Burbage Valley Burbage Valley](2022-10-13/burbage valley1.jpg)
Looking along the valley towards Upper Burbage Bridge as I approach the bottom of the valley floor.
![Over Owler Tor Over Owler Tor](2022-10-13/over owler.jpg)
As Over Owler Tor becomes more prominent I wonder if I should have made the route longer and included it in the walk.
![Cows Cows](2022-10-13/cows1.jpg)
As I'd been dropping down I'd also spotted the cows, who seemed to be sunbathing by the path. They certainly had no interest in any of the humans passing by them.
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2022-10-13/higger tor2.jpg)
Time to start the ascent to Higger Tor.
![Burbage Rocks Burbage Rocks](2022-10-13/burbage rocks2.jpg)
Surprisingly, given how little exercise I have had since coming out of hospital I find the ascent quite easy, if a little warmer than I expected.
![Fiddler's Elbow Fiddler's Elbow](2022-10-13/fiddlers elbow.jpg)
Looking along the valley to Fiddler's Elbow.
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2022-10-13/higger tor3.jpg)
Except for one easily avoided boggy area the path is very dry and it's time to decide if I'm visiting Carl Wark or not.
![Carl Wark Carl Wark](2022-10-13/carl wark3.jpg)
Given how easy I found the ascent I decide lunch on Carl Wark it is.
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2022-10-13/higger tor4.jpg)
Lunch is spent looking at people ascending and descending Higger Tor and trying to work out which route onto the top looks the best.
![Chinook Chinook](2022-10-13/helicopter.jpg)
Just as I'm packing up after my lunch a Chinook appears over Burbage Rocks and heads across Carl Wark, for once I have the camera to hand.
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2022-10-13/higger tor5.jpg)
The path towards Higger Tor also gets rather busy and it looks like I might have some people to help me pick a way through the rocks at the top of Higger Tor.
![Mam Tor Mam Tor](2022-10-13/mam tor.jpg)
Before I leave Carl Wark I take the time to enjoy the view across towards Mam Tor and Kinder.
![Carl Wark Carl Wark](2022-10-13/carl wark4.jpg)
Having stopped for lunch getting the legs going again, especially on the steep bit of the ascent to Higger Tor requires a rest stop, so time to enjoy the view back towards Carl Wark.
![Hathersage Moor Hathersage Moor](2022-10-13/over owler1.jpg)
Looking across Hathersage Moor towards Over Owler Tor.
![KitKat Stones KitKat Stones](2022-10-13/kitkat.jpg)
Having managed to pick my way up through the rocks onto the top of Higger Tor I take a few minutes to go and find the KitKat Stones.
![Longshaw Lodge Longshaw Lodge](2022-10-13/kit kat1.jpg)
Looking across Carl Wark to Longshaw Lodge and White Edge Moor.
![Higger Tor's summit Higger Tor's summit](2022-10-13/higger summit.jpg)
According to my GPS this spot is the location of Higger Tor's summit. Just to be certain I was on the highest point I scrambled onto the rock on the left, which was definitely higher than anything else around it.
![Stanage Edge Stanage Edge](2022-10-13/stanage edge.jpg)
The view from the top of the rock, here looking across Higger Tor towards Stanage Edge.
![Callow Bank Callow Bank](2022-10-13/callow bank.jpg)
Before dropping off Higger Tor and along the path to Fiddler's Elbow I headed across towards Callow Bank to enjoy the view down the Hope Valley.
![Win Hill Win Hill](2022-10-13/callow bank1.jpg)
Looking across towards Win Hill and a distant Bleaklow from the same spot.
![Fiddler's Elbow Fiddler's Elbow](2022-10-13/fiddlers elbow1.jpg)
Looking along the path to Fiddler's Elbow, from Higger Tor.
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2022-10-13/higger tor6.jpg)
The view from Fiddler's Elbow back towards Higger Tor and Carl Wark, as the sun disappears behind a cloud.
![Burbage Valley Burbage Valley](2022-10-13/burbage valley3.jpg)
A final look along Burbage Valley before I make the short walk to the gate and my car.
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