The Great Ridge

Yesterday was cool, windy and cloudy but was forecast to be the best day of the weekend so after much discussion of where to go we took a trip back to Mam Tor and The Great Ridge.

The road to Edale 

Rushop Edge from Mam Tor

 Looking over Hope Valley with Win Hill in the distance

 The Great Ridge, Back Tor and Lose Hill 

 Hollins Cross

 The Edale valley

 Kinder Scout across the valley

 Graham holding onto his hat in the wind on top of Lose Hill

 Looking back from The Great Ridge towards Mam Tor

 The south eastern side of Mam Tor where there have been many landslides over the years

Three Edges

In January this year we visited this area but didn't have the time - or energy! - to walk White, Froggatt and Curbar Edges and so yesterday we re-visited to complete our journey. The sun was shining and the sky was blue. A perfect day for walking.

We parked up and set off across White Edge Moor. 

 The trig point at White Edge

 Time for lunch. What a view :)

Lady's Cross, below, is a medieval wayside and boundary cross which marks both an ancient crossroads on Big Moor in the East Moors of the Peak District

 Hay Wood

Froggatt Edge

The Stone Circle - not very impressive but is thought to date back to the Bronze Age 

 Curbar Edge

The view from Curbar Edge over to Baslow Edge

Couldn't quite believe how many birds were sitting on this fence. There had been more but some had flown away

 The heather is almost done now but we did manage to see some still in bloom

 We got talking to an older gentleman when we were at the Trig Point and he pointed out the deer on the moor. Wish they'd been a little closer

Well, I managed to stay upright again and my shoes were still clean at the end of our walk. A great walk and looking forward to the next one :)