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PEAK DISTRICT - CROOK HILL & LADYBOWER RESERVOIR 11th APRIL 2007
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Location - |
Peak District - Crook Hill & Ladybower Reservoir |
Map - |
The Peak District Dark Peak Area - OL1 |
Route - |
Car Park (17993, 88492), Crook Hill, Grimbocar Woods, Snake Road, Hope Cross, Blackley Clough, Rowlee Bridge, Rowlee Farm, Woodcock Coppice, Hagg Side, Car Park |
Distance - |
8 Miles |
Weather - |
Cloudy start with bright warm sun later |
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Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. |
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Starting the walk at the side of Ladybower Reservoir under cloudy skies. Charlotte & Chris take the lead with Tess. |
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Watching us with great interest. |
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Admiring the views on top of Crook Hill. |
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From Crook Hill and the western end of Ladybower Reservoir in Woodlands Valley. |
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Hope Cross and Loose Hill across the valley. |
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From Hope Cross looking north west up the old Roman Road the next part of our walk. The sun now beginning to burn off the clouds. |
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A close up of Hope Cross. |
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Crossing Blackley Clough. |
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From the Roman Road looking across the Woodlands Valley to the later part of our walk on top of the ridge near the trees. |
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Dropping down from Blackley Hey to Rowlee Bridge. |
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Woodlands Valley from above Rowlee Farm. |
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Woodlands Valley with Ladybower just hidden from view by the trees. |
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Returning to the car park with very different conditions from the start of the walk. |
Thanks for visiting. |