Sunday January 18th
Tintwistle and The Chew Reservoir A walk for David on his own today. It was quite misty and with a little drizzle in the air. I wanted a slightly longer walk but didn't fancy driving too far, so Tintwistle seemed a suitable place to park. I set off to Arnfield and, rather than take the rather rocky Pennine Bridleway, I took the footpath across the fields behind Arnfield Farm- a far more pleasant walk. It's good that, after having come this way for a few years now, to have found a more solid (nominally!) path across Ormes Moor and Wilderness. I usually expect an extensive new view when I reach Chew Hurdles, but today it was far more moody in the mist. Today's view from Chew Hurdles Again, now that I'm familiar with the way, the walk from Chew Hurdles to the Chew Reservoir is much quicker and significantly less muddy- even after all the recent rain. However the view at the reservoir wasn't any more extensive but still as moody. Chew Reservoir dam NOTE: The Chew Rese...