30th: Extra walk
13 arrived at Torkington Park for a walk where no one,
not even the leader, knew where we were going. A couple of suggestions
led us to Millers Dale CP and a walk up Chee Dale, along what is
undoubtably Derbyshires longest ranger mile, 1 mile in 1 hour. Learning
along the way how many left feet we had (728) we followed the course of
this beutiful dale, a bit slippy in places we finally climbed up to
Topley Pike. Next stop Churn Hole and up to Chelly (Chelmorton).
Excellent beer set us up for a climb up to Sough Top and down to
Taddington Across the road and one vertical descent into High Dale
before joining the Monsal Trail above Litton Mill. Weather was sunny all
day, a bit beezy at the start. POints gained for pub stop, weather,
toilets at start, mid point and finish, and local ice creams at the end.
A splendid day,
