Bronte Country: A week of poor walking weather and a busy schedule meant this would be just a short walk at the end of the week. 

A circular walk from Ponden reservoir passing Ponden Clough, Alcomden stones, Top Withins & the Bronte bridge. 6miles & 1000ft.

Setting off from Ponden reservoir on a cold, still & misty morning 

Looking across the reservoir to the hamlet of Scar Top

More reflections in the still water

Climbing away from the reservoir passed Ponden Hall on the way to Ponden CloughLooking up from Ponden Clough to Ponden Kirk, this is believed to be the site of Penistone Crag and the area of the wandering of Heathcliffe and Cathy in Wuthering Heights

On the way to the top of the crag I passed two young aquatic scientists who were walking from their vehicle up the clough to take samples of stream water to take to their lab for analysis of the invertebrates in the water! More to come about this later!

Arriving at Penistone crag....

....before finding one of the scientists was just being helped out of the stream having taken an unintended dip! 

Continuing now to the top of the moor to Alcomden Stones....

....and the trig point at 444m 1457ft

After crossing the moor I descended to Top Withins or 'Wuthering Heights' in the novel of the same name.... 

.....followed by the Bronte bridge

....and again

Lower Laithe reservoir as I walked back towards Ponden reservoir

Finally the last descent to the reservoir where I was parked. Shame about the weather but still an interesting walk!