Sunday 3 July. Hayfield short walk (!) led by Denise
My first walk with SWOG as a leader and I think I will go down as “D minus and the scenic route girl”.
Lovely sunny day, with cooling breezes on the hills. 8 of us set off from Torkington and met 3 more at Bowden car park.
We walked up Kinder Road and took a slow ascent to Broad Clough with a
drink stop looking across to Kinder Downfall. Past Kinderlow End we
dropped down to the midpoint of Oaken Clough and had lunch Part 1 at a
bridge crossing of the river Sett. There followed cardinal mistake of
yours truly missing the correct trail up to South Head so a near
vertical ascent reached the track just below the summit, where lunch
Part 2 took place to revive us all. It was plain sailing from then,
dropping down to the village by the back of Mount Famine and down
Highgate and back to the Car Park via the camp site. Half partook of a
well deserved swift one at the Sportsman. Apart from the “heart stopper”
up to South Head, I think all enjoyed it and let me off with a caution.
Best Wishes
Denise
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