Friday January 16th

 Edale and Madwoman's Stones

Friday looked dry and so we travelled to Edale. The village seemed quiet after the drama of the Spine Race and there was no sign of the heavy snow which had blanketed the area the weekend before. We popped into the Penny Pot and then set out to climb up Ringing Roger.

Sunlit path to a gloomy Ringing Roger

The weather was an interesting mix of sun and mist which made for some lovely views as we went up.

Some sun higher up on path

A break at the top of Ringing Roger
Lose Hill and Back Tor in background

After Ringing Roger, it is an easy  walk to the Trig point, although the Dark Peak mud was much in evidence. 

Nearing the top of Golden Clough
Rocks of Ringing Roger in silhouette on skyline

From there we walked on to Madwomen's Stones which we had not visited since New Year's Eve in 2024. We continued to Crookstone Knoll where we had lunch with a lovely panorama in front of us over to Alport Castles.

Alport Castles in the sunshine

Oyster Clough just catching the sun
Bleaklow's Shelf Stones in the distance

Unlike our last visit, it was a pleasant walk down to Edale and the path is much more easy going, being grass. There were not so many sheep around and we commented on how we look forward to the first lambs in the Spring- their antics on the hill provide excellent entertainment, A great walk; and our early finish enabled us to prepare for the Chinese vegetarian banquet at Camelia House.



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