Sunday May 29th

 Hayfield, Lantern Pike and Mill Hill

We went out to Hayfield on the basis that we'd do a shortish walk and parked in the Sett Valley car park, which used to be the station for the line which is now a part of The Sett Valley Trail. We stopped at The Sett Valley Café, which was full of dogs and people having breakfast. We walked up to Lantern Pike and, as by then we felt like having a longer walk and the weather was good, we consulted the map, looked at the view and decided to extend our walk.

The view from Lantern Pike with Burnt Hill, Mill Hill and Kinder in the distance
We decided to cross the Glossop-Hayfield road just above the (old) Grouse Inn and walk up to Mill Hill, which we usually approach from the Snake Summit. The walk up to Mill Hill was pleasant and the views were great. We heard lots of plovers and curlews which are nesting on the ground at present. We had our lunch just below the summit of Mill Hill at one of the many aircraft crash sites scattered around this part of the Peak District.
Arriving at the summit of Mill Hill with the Pennine Way marker in the foreground
We then proceeded down William Clough- the first time that either of us had descended the clough and it feels much steeper in descent than it does in ascent! The locals seem to find it much easier, though.
Locals negotiating William Clough

Crossing the stream at the bottom of William Clough. Note the Dark Woods headgear

From the bottom of William Clough we cut up to the right/north to the path leading to the little white shooting cabin. The path gave great views of Kinder to the south east.

Admiring the view of Kinder with William Clough in the background
There was a fantastic spot at the top of the path with a magnificent view which encompassed Kinder and the shooting lodge- it was really good to see the view from a different perspective.
Panorama encompassing Kinder and the shooting lodge- a new perspective
From there, it was the usual easy walk back to Hayfield. There was lots of bunting out in the village in advance of the 4-day Platinum Jubilee weekend starting on Thursday 2nd June. There's still not much bunting in evidence in Heaton Moor!

10.4 miles, 625m ascent.


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