Saddleworth Edges in the Peak National Park visiting the Dovestone reservoirs & 'The Trinnacle'. 10.5miles 1650ft. 

The prospect for seeing much from the tops today looked bleak as I left the car on the Holmfirth road crossing Saddleworth moor 

Leaving Greenfield reservoir behind me as I started the climb to the Edges

Not an easy climb up the clough on a bouldery path....

....but well worth it for the view back down

The high level path would now follow the edge for the next 3 or 4 miles with some spectacular  crag scenery on the way....

.....including the dramatic 'Trinnacle' an outstanding 3 separate pinnacles of rock overlooking the reservoirs below....

..... but I wasn't tempted to climb up for the view from the top!

Looking back along the path now the cloud, thankfully, had cleared

I could clearly see the dam on the Yeoman Hey reservoir above the Dovestones reservoir

Further along the path stands the memorial cross to James Platt a former MP for Oldham who died here in an accident with a shot gun in 1857

The view through the Ashway Gap to the reservoirs again

Looking west towards Oldham and Manchester

Greenfield in sunshine with Oldham in the distance

'The Cot' so named because it's only half a cottage! Two of its walls are of solid rock with two constructed walls. The outline of the gable end is carved into the rock.

Lastly before descending into the valley the path skirts passed Chew reservoir the highest in England at 1650ft

My walk finished with a lovely stroll beside Dovestone reservoir with views back up to the edges now clear of cloud.... 

After an inauspicious start in cloud and drizzle this turned out to a great walk with plenty of interesting features finishing in pleasant sunshine. 

A very enjoyable day