Above: These two ladies kindly allowed me to take their photo as they pondered how best to cross the stream. It was very muddy and slippery and both were nervous about tackling the slope and then finding a way across the stones. I first noticed that the attractive...
Above: A view across Fernilee Reservoir. There are also some wonderful views across Errwood. Above: Click to play a ‘Relive’ of the walk, and use the expand button to view in full-screen. I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to post a walk...
Above: The notice appears at the junction of the old track and Macclesfield Old Road. Above: Click to enlarge the notice. Things finally seem to be happening with the application to make a section of the old Cromford & High Peak Railway track a public right of way...
Above: The second half of the walk drops down from the old railway track towards Errwood Reservoir. Above: Click to play a ‘Relive’ of the walk, and use the expand button to view in full-screen. At just over two miles – half of it along the old...
Above: It’s wonderful to see the picturesque packhorse bridge returned to its former glory, and reopened for walkers. The historic packhorse bridge that once lay in the heart of Goyt’s Bridge has finally been repaired and the barriers removed. It took...
Above: The view from Windgather Rocks north towards Minninglow on the far horizon. Above: Click to play a ‘Relive’ of the walk, and use the expand button to view in full-screen. At 11 miles, this is one of the longest walks featured on the website. But the...
Above: The more larch the Forestry Commission fells, the better I like it! The inset map shows the path closures (see below). Page update, August 2021: The Forestry Commission have changed their plans and they won’t be working around Goytsclough until 2022....
Above: At first glance, there doesn’t seem much difference between the two apps. I’m just hoping the new one is just as reliable as the old one. I’ve been using the ViewRanger app for a few years now and have come to completely rely on it. And...
Above: There are some wonderful views across both Buxton and the surrounding moorlands from Burbage Edge. Above: Click to play a ‘Relive’ of the walk, and use the expand button to view in full-screen. It’s been over a year since I last posted a walk...
Above: A small plaque beside the bridge explains that it was rebuilt here in 1965 during the construction of the reservoir. The packhorse bridge has now been closed for a few weeks waiting for the land-owners, United Utilities, to repair the stonework at the foot of...
