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PEAK DISTRICT - MILLSTONE EDGE & PADLEY 13th October 2006

Location -
Peak District - Millstone Edge & Padley
Map -
The Peak District Dark Peak Area - OL1 & White Peak Area - OL24
Route -
Car Park (SK 25163, 80089), Mother Cap, Over Owler Tor, Hathersage Moor, Millstone Edge, Owler Tor, Burbage Brook, Upper Padley, Bolehill Quarry, Car Park
Distance -
5.25 Miles
Weather -
Sunny at the higher levels with cloud inversion.
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Route Map -
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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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Just leaving the car park and heading up towards Mother Cap.

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The first of many photographs of cloud inversion over Hope Valley, plenty more to follow.

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Cloud inversions are my favorite weather conditions. The fog sticking at lower levels with warm sun above.

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Looking up to Higger Tor. This was going to be part of my route, but with the cloud inversion
I couldn't resist changing the walk to follow Millstone Edge and enjoy the weather conditions.

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The conditions changed very slowly each minute.

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Compare this photograph with the next one to see just how quickly the cloud changes.

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A little clearer in this image.

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Picking up the Open Access Land boundary I followed the footpath running along the wall back to the start of the walk.

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More photographs as I enjoyed the view.

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And another!

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Crossing this stile put me above the climbing area of Millstone Edge.

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Nearing the start of the walk again.

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Crossing over the A6187 I dropped down to Burbage Brook and through the trees to Padley.

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Blackening Wax-Cap I think!

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As I entered the lower part of the woodland the mist and sun combined to give a magical light.

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I was being spoilt today with the light and weather conditions.

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Padley Chapel.

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Passing through the old Bolehill Quarry.

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Millstones, and plenty of them. Someone must have spent many hours crafting these stones.

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Finally leaving the woodland and the fog in the valleys just about gone .

Thanks for visiting.