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LONGER HILL WALKS

Leader: Peter Roberts
Meetings: last Thursday of the month 10:00 am

8-10 miles (expect to be out for 4 - 6 hours). However, it will also depend on the ability of the group as a whole, a factor which cannot be assessed until some walking has been done.

If you are interested in joining please contact me.
     email: peterrob@hayfield.uk.com
     telephone: 01663 747 132

February 2010 Longer Walk.

It was a misty day to start with as we went past the campsite and up to Hillhouses. From there we made our way up Broad Clough and on to the Three Knolls path, which was left for a short cut up to the Kinder Low trig point over a short steep snow field. The visibility at the trig point was about 30metres.
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From here David tried out his navigation skills and successfully led us across about a km of featureless moorland to the top of Kinder itself at 366 m. We then made our way in the mist across to the Kinder river and followed it to the Downfall.

How accurately we followed the course of the river is open to question as we never saw it! It was a metre or more below us as we walked over the snow. Our route then took us to the top of Ashop Head (by now the sun had come out) but the steps leading down had disappeared under a long snow bank.

Some fun was had descending this. The descent continued down William Clough, then via the Snake path back to Hayfield.

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NOVEMBER 2009 - KINDER LOW
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photographs taken by Pat

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OCTOBER 2009 WALK FROM HAYFIELD
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Five members including Peter met outside the Kinder Mountain Rescue headquarters in Hayfield for the inaugural walk of the Longer Walks Group.

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The weather was fine with a coolish breeze so there was no need for waterproofs although we all had them with us.

  

We set off through the village and followed the path alongside the River Sett out towards the camp site. Up the path at the back of the campsite towards Preachers Gate. On again following the Pennine Bridleway up towards the foot of Mount Famine where we turned left and climbed to the top.

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Here we had a breather before heading down the far side then turning right and following paths back to the main Hayfield to Chapel road coming out at Peep 'o Day.

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Across the road and past the farm we headed up again, this time to the quarries below Cracken Edge.
         

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At Cracken Edge we had a break for lunch and a well earned rest.

After the break it was on again following the path through the old quarries before emerging onto Over Hill Road Chinley.

 

Uphill again we continued before taking a right which meant we were heading back towards our start point.

This path followed the opposite side of Cracken Edge across New Allotments and Ollersett Moor.

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As Hayfield came into sight in the valley below we turned right again going downhill to Phoeside Farm where a left took us through the field before finally emerging into Hayfield.

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Across the New Mills Road, under the bypass, and we ended our walk at the Mountain Rescue Headquarters.

New members welcome.

The group walks on the last Thursday of the month and meets ready for a 10.00 am start.

  
Mike Pool
walk member

March 2010