Walking Diary 2006
Click on the date or thumbnail to take you to the walk's photos and details.
Blue - Peak District walks. Purple
- Lake District walks. Green -
walks in other areas
The numbers in red brackets indicate the order in which I have climbed the Birkett's.
Individual fells in purple are Birkett fells, click on them to see fell details and pictures.
(CT) indicates the summit is a County Top, click on the link in gold to see summit details and pictures.
(OF) indicates a Wainwright Outlying Fell, click on the
link in blue to see fell details and pictures.
(TP)
indicates a Trig Point,
click on the link in brown to see the trig
points details and pictures.
172 metres
3 hrs
Tuesday 26th December 2006
Dennis Knoll car park - Stanage Edge - High Neb (TP) - Stanage End - Crow Chin - Dennis Knoll car park
4.5 miles
172 metres
3 hrs
441 metres
4 hrs
Saturday 23rd December 2006
Belper - Holbrook - Milford - Jacksons Lane - The Chevin - Farnah Green - Blackbrook - Belper
9 miles
441 metres
4 hrs
228 metres
1 hr 50 mins
Wednesday 13th December 2006
High Peak Junction - Cromford Wharf - Black Rocks - High Peak Junction
3.75 miles
228 metres
1 hr 50 mins
207 metres
1 hr 10 mins
Sunday 26th November 2006
Binsey Cottage - Binsey (140) - Binsey Cottage - Green How Quarry - Green How on Aughertree Fell (141) - Green How Quarry
2.25 miles
207 metres
1 hr 10 mins
498 metres
4 hrs 50 mins
Saturday 25th November 2006
Moorahill Farm - Hause End - Low Kop (136) - Red Crag (137) - Wether Hill (138) - Loadpot Hill (139) - Hart Hill - Moorahill Farm
8.75 miles
498 metres
4 hrs 50 mins
320 metres
2 hrs
Monday 13th November 2006
Hope - Townhead - Lose Hill - Towhead - Hope
4 miles
320 metres
2 hrs
343 metres
3 hrs 40 mins
Thursday 2nd November 2006
Sir William Hill Road - Nether Bretton - Bretton Clough - Abney - Abney Clough - Eyam Moor (TP) - Sir William Hill Road
5.25 miles
343 metres
3 hrs 40 mins
208 metres
4 hrs
Monday 30th October 2006
Hell Bank Plantation - Gibbet Moor - Umberley Brook - Hob Hurst's House - Harland Edge - Hell Bank Plantation
6.75 miles
208 metres
4 hrs
607 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
Thursday 26th October 2006
Great Wood car park - Walla Crag (134) - Bleaberry Fell (135) - Great Wood car park
4.25 miles
607 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
1135 metres
6 hrs 35 mins
Tuesday 24th October 2006
Cinderdale car park - Lad Hows (126) - Grasmoor (127) - Crag Hill (128) - Eel Crag (129) - Crag Hill - Wandope (130) - Thirdgill Head Man (131) - Whiteless Pike (132) - Rannerdale Knotts (133) - Cinderdale car park
7.25 miles
1135 metres
6 hrs 35 mins
1112 metres
5 hrs 45 mins
Monday 23rd October 2006
Dodd Wood car park - Dodd (121) - Carl Side (122) - Longside (123) - Ullock Pike (124) - Watches (125) - Dodd Wood car park
8.25 miles
1112 metres
5 hrs 45 mins
594 metres
4 hrs 10 mins
Sunday 22nd October 2006
Longlands - Longlands Fell (117) - Lowthwaite Fell (118) - Little Sca Fell (119) - Brae Fell (120) - Charleton Wath (ford) - Longlands
5 miles
594 metres
4 hrs 10 mins
736 metres
6 hrs 15 mins
Monday 16th October 2006
Hurst Clough car park - Crook Hill - Grimbocar Wood - Roman Road - Alport Bridge - Alport - Rowlee Pasture - Hagg Side - Hurst Clough car park
11.75 miles
736 metres
6 hrs 15 mins
484 metres
5 hrs 30 mins
Sunday 8th October 2006
Moor Lane car park - Limestone Way - Monyash - Bagshaw Dale - Lathkill Dale - Alport - Bradford Dale - Limestone Way - Moor Lane car park
11.5 miles
484 metres
5 hrs 30 mins
571 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
Sunday 24th September 2006
Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd (114) - Heron Pike (115) - Sheffield Pike (116) - Nick Head - Greenside Road - Glenridding
4.75 miles
571 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
897 metres
6 hrs
Saturday 23rd September 2006
Limefitt Park - Garburn Road - Yoke (110) - Ill Bell (111) - Froswick (112) - Troutbeck Tongue (113) - Ing Lane - Limefitt Park
9 miles
897 metres
6 hrs
406 metres
3 hrs 50 mins
Wednesday 20th September 2006
Longnor - Parkhouse Hill - Chrome Hill (The Dragon's Back) - Dowel Dale - Earl Sterndale - Green Lane - Longnor
6.75 miles
406 metres
3 hrs 50 mins
468 metres
5 hrs 45 mins
Saturday 9th September 2006
King's Tree - Slippery Stones - Margery Hill (CT) - Wilfrey Edge - High Stones (CT) - Featherbed Moss - Round Hill - Cartledge Stones Ridge - Back Tor (TP) - Lost Lad - Fairholmes
9.75 miles
468 metres
5 hrs 45 mins
577 metres
6 hrs 10 mins
Tuesday 15th August 2006
Bunsal Cob car park - Midshires Way - Combs Edge - Castle Naze - Hob Tor - Black Edge - Flint Clough - Midshires Way - Bunsal Cob car park
10.75 miles
577 metres
6 hrs 10 mins
289 metres
4 hrs 20 mins
Monday 7th August 2006
Lay-by on B4632 at Stockwell Common - Cleeve Common - Cleeve Cloud - Cleeve Hill (CT) - Wontley Farm - Belas Knap - Postlip Mill - Cleeve Common - Lay by at Stockwell Common
8 miles
289 metres
4 hrs 20 mins
640 metres
6 hrs 20 mins
Sunday 6th August 2006
Swinyard car park - Swinyard Hill - Herefordshire Beacon - Black Hill - Worcestershire Beacon (CT) - North Hill - Upper Colwall - Wynds Point - British Camp Reservoir - Swinyard car park
10.25 miles
640 metres
6 hrs 20 mins
594 metres
5 hrs 25 mins
Sunday 30th July 2006
Edale car park - Grindslow Knoll - Kinder Scout summit (CT) - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low (TP) - Jacob's Ladder - Upper Booth - Edale car park
9 miles
594 metres
5 hrs 25 mins
205 metres
2 hrs 10 mins
Thursday 20th July 2006
Upper Burbage Bridge - Burbage Rocks - Carl Wark - Higger Tor - Upper Burbage Bridge
3 miles
205 metres
2 hrs 10 mins
265 metres
2 hrs 45 mins
Sunday 16th July 2006
Kiln Bank Cross - Stickle Pike (107) - Tarn Hill (108) - Great Stickle (109) - Stickle Tarn - Kiln Bank Cross
2.75 miles
265 metres
2 hrs 45 mins
597 metres
6 hrs
Saturday 15th July 2006
Hollins Farm Campsite - Gill Force (Waterfall) - Kepple Crag (103) - Great Whinscale (104) - Crook Crag (105) - Green Crag (106) - Low Birker Tarn - Hollins Farm Campsite
7.5 miles
597 metres
6 hrs
1149 metres
8 hrs 30 mins
Thursday 13th July 2006
Woolpack Inn - Jubilee Bridge - Lingcove Bridge - Great Moss - Foxes Tarn - Scafell (101) - Slight Side (102) - Eel Tarn - Woolpack Inn
11 miles
1149 metres
8 hrs 30 mins
537 metres
5 hrs
Wednesday 12th July 2006
Birker Fell Road - Rough Crag (Birker Moor) (96) - Water Crag (97) - The Knott (Stainton Fell) (98) - White Pike (Birkby Fell) (99) - Woodend Height (100) - Devoke Water - Birker Fell Road
5.75 miles
537 metres
5 hrs
495 metres
5 hrs 45 mins
Friday 30th June 2006
Ditch Clough Plantation - Round Hill - Barrow Stones - Grinah Stones - Bleaklow Stones - West End Moor (TP) - Alport Castles - Ditch Clough Plantation
10 miles
495 metres
5 hrs 45 mins
594 metres
5 hrs 30 mins
Friday 23rd June 2006
Milldale - Ilam Rock - Bunster Hill - Dove Dale - Lover's Leap - Moor Barn - Boston Grange Farm - Milldale
8 miles
594 metres
5 hrs 30 mins
647 metres
4 hrs 45 mins
Monday 19th June 2006
Beckside - White Hall Knott (91) - White Combe (92) - Stoupdale Head (93) - Black Combe (94) - South Top of Black Combe (95) - Hallbeck Gill - Beckside
6.5 miles
647 metres
4 hrs 45 mins
805 metres
6 hrs
Saturday 17th June 2006
Walna Scar Road - Seathwaite Tarn - Far Gill - Goat's Hause - Old Man of Coniston (CT) - Goat's Hause - Dow Crag (90) - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar Road
7 miles
805 metres
6 hrs
580 metres
5 hrs
Friday 16th June 2006
Hollins Farm Campsite - Eel Tarn - Burnmoor Tarn - Hard Rigg - Burnmoor Tarn - Boat How (89) - Brat's Moss - Boot Inn - Hollins Farm Campsite
8.25 miles
580 metres
5 hrs
306 metres
3 hrs
Friday 9th June 2006
Gradbach car park - Forest Wood - Lud's Church - Back Forest - Roach End - Forest Wood - Gradbach car park
4.75 miles
306 metres
3 hrs
673 metres
6 hrs 20 mins
Sunday 4th June 2006
Crowden - Laddow Rocks - Chew Reservoir - Chew Hurdles - Ormes Moor - Ogden Clough - Tintwistle - Padfield - Longdendale Trail - Torside Reservoir - Crowden
12 miles
673 metres
6 hrs 20 mins
463 metres
5 hrs 30 mins
Saturday 3rd June 2006
Wessenden Head Reservoir - Black Hill (CT) - Dean Head Hill - Featherbed Moss - Black Moss Reservoir - Blakely Clough - Wessenden Lodge - Wessenden Head Reservoir
9.75 miles
463 metres
5 hrs 30 mins
721 metres
6 hrs 10 mins
Wednesday 31st May 2006
Cat & Fiddle - Danethorn Hollow - Shutlingsloe (TP) - Wildboarclough - Cut Thorn - Three Shire Heads - Axe Edge Moor - Derbyshire Bridge - Cat & Fiddle
11.5 miles
721 metres
6 hrs 10 mins
495 metres
4 hrs 10 mins
Thursday 25th May 2006
Lay by Yorkshire Bridge - Win Hill (TP) - Hope Brink - Hope Cross - Ladybower Reservoir - Lay by Yorkshire Bridge
7.75 miles
495 metres
4 hrs 10 mins
196 metres
1 hr 50 mins
Wednesday 24th May 2006
Alsop Station car park - Wolfscote Dale - Coldeaton Bridge - Tissington Trail - Alsop Station car park
3.75 miles
196 metres
1 hr 50 mins
149 metres
1 hr 20 mins
Saturday 20th May 2006
Brassington car park - Limestone Way - High Peak Trail - Harboro Rocks (TP) - Brassington car park
2.75 miles
149 metres
1 hr 20 mins
929 metres
6 hrs 30 mins
Saturday 13th May 2006
Coniston car park - Walna Scar Road - Brown Pike (86) - Buck Pike on Seathwaite Fell (87) - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar (88) - Walna Scar Road - Coniston car park
10 miles
929 metres
6 hrs 30 mins
293 metres
4 hrs 35 mins
Wednesday 3rd May 2006
Curbar car park - Curbar Edge - Froggatt Edge - Grouse Inn - Lady's Cross - Barbrook Reservoir - Ramsley Reservoir - Wellington's Monument - Baslow Edge - Curbar car park
9.5 miles
293 metres
4 hrs 35 mins
489 metres
4 hrs 50 mins
Friday 28th April 2006
Gradbach car park - Sniddles Head Farm - Goldsitch Moss - Hazel Barrow - Hen Cloud - The Roaches (TP) - Gradbach Wood - Gradbach car park
7.5 miles
489 metres
4 hrs 50 mins
593 metres
6 hrs 45 mins
Friday 14th April 2006
Old Glossop - Doctor's Gate (Path) - Higher Shelf Stones (TP) - Hern Stones - Bleaklow Head - Wildboar Grain - Glossop Low - Old Glossop
9.25 miles
593 metres
6 hrs 45 mins
475 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
Sunday 9th April 2006
Monsal Head car park - Upperdale - Cressbrook Dale - Tansley Dale - Litton Dale - Tideswell Dale - Litton Mill - Miller's Dale - Cressbrook - Upperdale - Monsal Head car park
8 miles
475 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
591 metres
5 hrs 30 mins
Wednesday 5th April 2006
Edale car park - Edale - Upper Booth - Jacob's Ladder - Brown Knoll (TP) - Rushup Edge - Mam Tor (TP) - Hollins Cross - Edale car park
9.75 miles
591 metres
5 hrs 30 mins
557 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
Friday 31st March 2006
Loweswater - Darling Fell (80) - Loweswater Fell (81) - Low Fell (82) - Sourfoot Fell (83) - Smithy Fell (84) - Fellbarrow on Mosser Fell (85) - Loweswater
6.25 miles
557 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
297 metres
3 hrs 55 mins
Thursday 30th March 2006
Kirkstile Inn - Mosedale - Crummock Water - Kirkstile Inn
6 miles
297 metres
3 hrs 55 mins
971 metres
7 hrs
Wednesday 29th March 2006
Kings Head Inn - Brown Crag (75) - White Side (76) - Raise (77) - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd (78) - Watson's Dodd (79) - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Kings Head Inn
8.5 miles
971 metres
7 hrs
130 metres
1 hr 40 mins
3 miles
130 metres
1 hr 40 mins
180 metres
1 hr 50 mins
Monday 27th March 2006
Astley's Plantation - Gummer's How (72) - Birch Fell (73) - Astley's Plantation
2.5 miles
180 metres
1 hr 50 mins
498 metres
6 hrs 10 mins
Wednesday 22nd March 2006
King's Tree - Slippery Stones - Featherbed Moss - Hoar Stones (CT) - Howden Edge - Margery Hill (CT) - Slippery Stones - King's Tree
11 miles
498 metres
6 hrs 10 mins
430 metres
4 hrs 10 mins
Monday 20th March 2006
Eyam - Stoney Middleton - Coombs Dale - Black Harry Gate - Longstone Edge - Longstone Moor - Housley - Eyam
8.5 miles
430 metres
4 hrs 10 mins
397 metres
5 hrs 15 mins
Friday 10th March 2006
Youlgreave - Bradford Dale - Robin Hood's Stride - Birchover - Stanton Moor - Stanton in Peak - Alport - Bradford Dale - Youlgreave
8.25 miles
397 metres
5 hrs 15 mins
403 metres
5 hrs
Saturday 4th March 2006
Hollin Bank car park - Stanage Edge - High Neb (TP) - Moscar Flat - Head Stone Bank - Redmires Reservoir - Stanedge Pole - Hollin Bank car park
8.75 miles
403 metres
5 hrs
330 metres
3 hrs 50 mins
Wednesday 1st March 2006
Hartington Station car park - Heathcote - Hartington - Beresford Dale - Wolfscote Dale - Biggin Dale - Heathcote - Hartington Station car park
7.75 miles
330 metres
3 hrs 50 mins
496 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
Saturday 25th February 2006
Old Glossop - Doctor's Gate - Pennine Way - Hern Clough - Doctor's Gate (path) - Old Glossop
10 miles
496 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
377 metres
4 hrs
Sunday 19th February 2006
Weag's Bridge - Wetton - Back of Ecton - Ecton Hill (TP) - Wetton Mill - Manifold Valley - Weag's Bridge
6.5 miles
377 metres
4 hrs
512 metres
5 hrs 10 mins
Friday 17th February 2006
Ladybower Reservoir - Whinstone Lee Tor - White Tor - Dovestone Tor - Back Tor (TP) - Lost Lad - Greystones Moss - Derwent Reservoir - Ladybower Reservoir
9.75 miles
512 metres
5 hrs 10 mins
570 metres
5 hrs 10 mins
Friday 10th February 2006
Cat & Fiddle - Shining Tor (CT) - Cats Tor - Pym Chair - Windgather Rocks - Fernliee Reservoir - Errwood Reservoir - Shooter's Clough - Cat & Fiddle
11 miles
570 metres
5 hrs 10 mins
172 metres
1 hr 30 mins
Sunday 5th February 2006
Landslip Car Park - Leith Hill Tower (CT) - Highashes Hill - Wotton Common - Leith Hill Tower (CT) - Landslip Car Park
3.25 miles
172 metres
1 hr 30 mins
409 metres
4 hrs
Monday 30th January 2006
Moor Lane - Low Moor Wood - Lathkill Dale - Conksbury Bridge - Bradford Dale - Moor Lane
7.75 miles
409 metres
4 hrs
215 metres
2 hrs 55 mins
Thursday 26th January 2006
Curbar Gap - White Edge (TP) - Grouse Inn - Froggatt Edge - Curbar Edge - Curbar Gap
5.5 miles
215 metres
2 hrs 55 mins
669 metres
5 hrs
Sunday 22nd January 2006
Hayfield - Kinder Reservoir - William Clough - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low (TP) - Oaken Clough - Coldwell Clough - Hayfield
8.75 miles
669 metres
5 hrs
518 metres
4 hrs 45 mins
Tuesday 17th January 2006
Alsop Station - Milldale - Dove Dale - Lin Dale - Thorpe Cloud - Thorpe - Tissington Trail - Alsop Station
10 miles
518 metres
4 hrs 45 mins
411 metres
3 hrs 50 mins
Wednesday 11th January 2006
Hathersage - Higger Tor - Upper Burbage Bridge - Cowper Stone (TP) - White Path Moss - Hathersage
6.75 miles
411 metres
3 hrs 50 mins
375 metres
3 hrs 55 mins
Sunday 8th January 2006
Monsal Head - Monsal Trail - Ashford in the Water - Sheldon - Deep Dale - Monsal Dale - Monsal Head
8 miles
375 metres
3 hrs 55 mins
465 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
Wednesday 4th January 2006
Carsington Water - Carsington - Hopton - Wirksworth - Bolehill (TP) - Black Rocks - High Peak Trail (Middleton Top) - Carsington Pasture - Carsington - Carsington Water
8.5 miles
465 metres
4 hrs 30 mins
544 metres
4 hrs 55 mins
Sunday 1st January 2006
Hope - Castleton - Cave Dale - Windy Knoll - Mam Tor (TP) - Hollins Cross - Barker Bank - Back Tor - Lose Hill - Hope
9.25 miles
544 metres
4 hrs 55 mins
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