Dark Peak National Park

Stanage Edge & Redmires Reservoir

10.5miles 1500ft

Setting off across Hallam Moor in the weak early morning sunshine

Starting the climb onto Stanage Edge, one of the many gritstone ridges in this national park

Arriving on the long almost flat ridge edge

There were a number of these large holes in rocks, they were carved 100 years ago to collect rain water for the grouse

Looking west into the high central peak district

Ladybower reservoir in the Derwent valley

Looking southeast to what I think are Lose Hill & Mam Tor

The Derwent valley again with Hathersage village in the distance

Zooming in on Hathersage

High Neb trig point 1503ft the highest point of the walk

From near the trig point a path descends to a parallel path just beneath the edge....

....Looking back along the lower path....

.....and ahead to where it climbs back onto the edge

Back on the summit a good path leads across the moor to Stanage Pole at 1437ft. This has marked the boundary between South Yorkshire & Derbyshire since at least 1550

Leaving the pole behind I descended to Redmires reservoirs

It was a lovely route down with an abundance of heather & wild flowers

Standing on Quarry hill just above the reservoirs is this distinctive war memorial in the local Sheffield steel

The Rowan berries at their beautiful red best

A Red Admiral butterfly feeding on heather nectar

Nearing the final descent to the A57 cross Pennines route....

....and my car!

After all the rain in the north west I drove south east and found not only very dry ground underfoot but also some sunshine! It also proved to be a great walk with lots of interesting features....I'll be coming back!!