Stanage Edge from Hathersage
A nice trip out to Hathersage on a sunny, bright day in October, to do a walk from our small "Dark Peak" book that we'd first done back in August 2013.
Fortified by a coffee at the pleasant café in the "Outside" shop, we walked up past the cricket ground and the Brookfield Manor estate, admiring the changing autumn colours.
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| Autumn colours and a blue sky |
After crossing a minor road, we climbed up the drive that leads to North Lees Hall, apparently the inspiration for Jane Eyre. Past the hall, an ancient green track gives a view of Stanage Edge, our objective.
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| Stanage Edge from just above North Lees Hall |
The walk goes through the Stanage Plantation and then to the edge itself, which we know well. We found a couple of boulders that sheltered us from the wind and had our lunch.
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| Stanage Edge looking towards High Neb from our lunch spot |
We took the pleasant walk to the trig point at the south end of Stanage.
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| Jacinta at the southern Stanage trig point |
We then wended our way back to Hathersage on a slightly different route to that which we'd done before, passing Carhead Rocks on a path marked on the OS map, but not as a right-of-way. We joined the "usual" route through Moorseats and past its helicopter pad; since we'd been there last, a vineyard had been planted!
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| The Moorseats Vineyard |
There was a bit of a drama when we reached Hathersage and Jacita realised that she'd lost her treasured Patagonia down jacket from the top of her rucksack; David retraced our steps and some kind person had picked it up and hung it from a gatepost. We were really happy!
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| Jacinta's jacket- found! |
It was a really nice walk with superb weather.
6.3 miles with 370m ascent.
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