Walking Diary 2006  

 

Click on the date to take you to the walk's photos and details. 

Blue - Peak District walks.   Purple - Lake District walks.   Green - walks in other areas

The numbers in red brackets indicate the order in which I have climbed the Birkett's. 

Individual fells in purple are Birkett fells, click on them to see fell details and pictures.

(CT) indicates the summit is a County Top, click on the link in gold to see summit details and pictures.

(OF) indicates a Wainwright Outlying Fell, click on the link in blue to see fell details and pictures.

(TP) indicates a Trig Point, click on the link in brown to see the trig points details and pictures.

 

Date Walk

Walk Details

Tuesday 26th December 2006

Stanage Edge

Dennis Knoll car park - Stanage Edge - High Neb (TP) - Stanage End - Crow Chin - Dennis Knoll car park

Distance 4.5 miles
Ascent 172 metres
Time Taken 3 hrs

Saturday 23rd December 2006

Belper Circuit

Belper - Holbrook - Milford - Jacksons Lane - The Chevin - Farnah Green - Blackbrook - Belper

Distance 9 miles
Ascent 441 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 

Wednesday 13th December 2006

High Peak Trail

High Peak Junction - Cromford  Wharf - Black Rocks - High Peak Junction

Distance 3.75 miles
Ascent 228 metres
Time Taken 1 hr 50 mins 

Sunday 26th November 2006

Binsey

Binsey Cottage - Binsey (140) - Binsey Cottage - Green How Quarry - Green How on Aughertree Fell (141) - Green How Quarry

Distance 2.25 miles
Ascent 207 metres
Time Taken 1 hr 10 mins 

Saturday 25th November 2006

Cawdale Round

Moorahill Farm - Hause End - Low Kop (136) - Red Crag (137) - Wether Hill (138) - Loadpot Hill (139) - Hart Hill - Moorahill Farm

Distance 8.75 miles
Ascent 498 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 50 mins 

Monday 13th November 2006

Lows Hill

Townhead - Lose Hill - Towhead

Distance 4 miles
Ascent 320 metres
Time Taken 2 hrs 

Thursday 2nd November 2006

Eyam Moor

Sir William Hill Road - Nether Bretton - Bretton Clough - Abney - Abney Clough - Eyam Moor (TP) - Sir William Hill Road

Distance 5.25 miles
Ascent 343 metres
Time Taken 3 hrs 40 mins

Monday 30th October 2006

Gibbet Moor

Hell Bank Plantation - Gibbet Moor - Umberley Brook - Hob Hurst's House - Harland Edge - Hell Bank Plantation

Distance 6.75 miles
Ascent 208 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs

Thursday 26th October 2006

Bleaberry Fell

Great Wood car park - Walla Crag (134) - Bleaberry Fell (135) - Great Wood car park

Distance 4.25 miles
Ascent 607 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 30 mins

Tuesday 24th October 2006

Grasmoor

Cinderdale car park - Lad Hows (126) - Grasmoor (127) - Crag Hill (128) - Eel Crag (129) - Crag Hill - Wandope (130) - Thirdgill Head Man (131) - Whiteless Pike (132) - Rannerdale Knotts (133) - Cinderdale car park

Distance 7.25 miles
Ascent 1135 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 35 mins

Monday 23rd October 2006

Carl Side

Dodd Wood car park - Dodd (121) - Carl Side (122) - Longside (123) - Ullock Pike (124) - Watches (125) - Dodd Wood car park

Distance 8.25 miles
Ascent 1112 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 45 mins

Sunday 22nd October 2006

Little Sca Fell

Longlands - Longlands Fell (117) - Lowthwaite Fell (118) - Little Sca Fell (119) - Brae Fell (120) - Charleton Wath (ford) - Longlands

Distance 5 miles
Ascent 594 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 10 mins

Monday 16th October 2006

Crook Hill

Hurst Clough car park - Crook Hill - Grimbocar Wood - Roman Road - Alport Bridge - Alport - Rowlee Pasture - Hagg Side - Hurst Clough car park

Distance 11.75 miles
Ascent 736 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 15 mins

Sunday 8th October 2006

Lathkill Dale

Moor Lane car park - Limestone Way - Monyash - Bagshaw Dale - Lathkill Dale - Alport - Bradford Dale - Limestone Way - Moor Lane car park

Distance 11.5 miles
Ascent 484 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 30 mins

Sunday 24th September 2006

Sheffield Pike

Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd (114) - Heron Pike (115) - Sheffield Pike (116) - Nick Head - Greenside Road - Glenridding

Distance 4.75 miles
Ascent 571 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 30 mins

Saturday 23rd September 2006

Ill Bell

Limefitt Park - Garburn Road - Yoke (110) - Ill Bell (111) - Froswick (112) - Troutbeck Tongue (113) - Ing Lane - Limefitt Park

Distance 9 miles
Ascent 897 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs

Wednesday 20th September 2006

The Dragon's Back

Longnor - Parkhouse Hill - Chrome Hill (The Dragon's Back) - Dowel Dale - Earl Sterndale - Green Lane - Longnor

Distance 6.75 miles
Ascent 406 metres
Time Taken 3 hrs 50 mins

Saturday 9th September 2006

High Stones

King's Tree - Slippery Stones - Margery Hill (CT) - Wilfrey Edge - High Stones (CT) - Featherbed Moss - Round Hill - Cartledge Stones Ridge - Back Tor (TP) - Lost Lad - Fairholmes

Distance 9.75 miles
Ascent 468 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 45 mins

Tuesday 15th August 2006

Combs Edge

Bunsal Cob car park - Midshires Way - Combs Edge - Castle Naze - Hob Tor - Black Edge - Flint Clough - Midshires Way - Bunsal Cob car park

Distance 10.75 miles
Ascent 577 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 10 mins

Monday 7th August 2006

Cleeve Hill

Lay-by on B4632 at Stockwell Common - Cleeve Common - Cleeve Cloud - Cleeve Hill (CT) - Wontley Farm - Belas Knap - Postlip Mill - Cleeve Common - Lay by at Stockwell Common

Distance 8 miles
Ascent 289 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 20 mins

Sunday 6th August 2006

Worcestershire Beacon

Swinyard car park - Swinyard Hill - Herefordshire Beacon - Black Hill - Worcestershire Beacon (CT) - North Hill - Upper Colwall - Wynds Point - British Camp Reservoir - Swinyard car park 

Distance 10.25 miles
Ascent 640 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 20 mins

Sunday 30th July 2006

Kinder Scout

Edale car park - Grindslow Knoll - Kinder Scout summit (CT) - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low (TP) - Jacob's Ladder - Upper Booth - Edale car park

Distance 9 miles
Ascent 594 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 25 mins

Thursday 20th July 2006

Carl Wark

Upper Burbage Bridge - Burbage Rocks - Carl Wark - Higger Tor - Upper Burbage Bridge

Distance 3 miles
Ascent 205 metres
Time Taken 2 hrs 10 mins

Sunday 16th July 2006

Stickle Pike

Kiln Bank Cross - Stickle Pike (107) - Tarn Hill (108) - Great Stickle (109) - Stickle Tarn - Kiln Bank Cross

Distance 2.75 miles
Ascent 265 metres
Time Taken 2 hrs 45 mins

Saturday 15th July 2006

Green Crag

Hollins Farm Campsite - Gill Force (Waterfall) - Kepple Crag (103) - Great Whinscale (104) - Crook Crag (105) - Green Crag (106) - Low Birker Tarn - Hollins Farm Campsite

Distance 7.5 miles
Ascent 597 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 

Thursday 13th July 2006

Scafell

Woolpack Inn - Jubilee Bridge - Lingcove Bridge - Great Moss - Foxes Tarn - Scafell (101) - Slight Side (102) - Eel Tarn - Woolpack Inn

Distance 11 miles
Ascent 1149 metres
Time Taken 8 hrs 30 mins

Wednesday 12th July 2006

Devoke Water

Birker Fell Road - Rough Crag (Birker Moor) (96) - Water Crag (97) - The Knott (Stainton Fell) (98) - White Pike (Birkby Fell) (99) - Woodend Height (100) -   Devoke Water - Birker Fell Road

Distance 5.75 miles
Ascent 537 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs

Friday 30th June 2006

Grinah Stones

Ditch Clough Plantation - Round Hill - Barrow Stones - Grinah Stones - Bleaklow Stones - West End Moor (TP) - Alport Castles - Ditch Clough Plantation

Distance 10 miles
Ascent 495 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 45 mins 

Friday 23rd June 2006

Bunster Hill

Milldale - Ilam Rock - Bunster Hill - Dove Dale - Lover's Leap - Moor Barn - Boston Grange Farm - Milldale

Distance 8 miles
Ascent 594 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 30 mins 

Monday 19th June 2006

Black Combe

Beckside - White Hall Knott (91) - White Combe (92) - Stoupdale Head (93) - Black Combe (94) - South Top of Black Combe (95) - Hallbeck Gill - Beckside

Distance 6.5 miles
Ascent 647 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 45 mins 

Saturday 17th June 2006

Old Man of Coniston

Walna Scar Road - Seathwaite Tarn - Far Gill - Goat's Hause - Old Man of Coniston (CT) - Goat's Hause - Dow Crag (90) - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar Road

Distance 7 miles
Ascent 805 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs  

Friday 16th June 2006

Boat How

Hollins Farm Campsite - Eel Tarn - Burnmoor Tarn - Hard Rigg - Burnmoor Tarn - Boat How (89) - Brat's Moss - Boot Inn - Hollins Farm Campsite

Distance 8.25 miles
Ascent 580 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs  

Friday 9th June 2006

Lud's Church

Gradbach car park - Forest Wood - Lud's Church - Back Forest - Roach End - Forest Wood - Gradbach car park

Distance 4.75 miles
Ascent 306 metres
Time Taken 3 hrs  

Sunday 4th June 2006

Dish Stone Rocks

Crowden - Laddow Rocks - Chew Reservoir - Chew Hurdles - Ormes Moor - Ogden Clough - Tintwistle - Padfield - Longdendale Trail - Torside Reservoir - Crowden

Distance 12 miles
Ascent 673 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 20 mins

Saturday 3rd June 2006

Black Hill

Wessenden Head Reservoir - Black Hill (CT) - Dean Head Hill - Featherbed Moss - Black Moss Reservoir - Blakely Clough - Wessenden Lodge - Wessenden Head Reservoir

Distance 9.75 miles
Ascent 463 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 30 mins

Wednesday 31st May 2006

Three Shires Head

Cat & Fiddle - Danethorn Hollow - Shutlingsloe (TP) - Wildboarclough - Cut Thorn - Three Shire Head - Axe Edge Moor - Derbyshire Bridge - Cat & Fiddle

Distance 11.5 miles
Ascent 721 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 10 mins

Thursday 25th May 2006

Win Hill

Lay by Yorkshire Bridge - Win Hill (TP) - Hope Brink - Hope Cross - Ladybower Reservoir - Lay by Yorkshire Bridge

Distance 7.75 miles
Ascent 495 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 10 mins

Wednesday 24th May 2006

Wolfscote Dale

Alsop Station car park - Wolfscote Dale - Coldeaton Bridge - Tissington Trail  - Alsop Station car park

Distance 3.75 miles
Ascent 196 metres
Time Taken 1 hr 50 mins

Saturday 20th May 2006

Harboro Rocks

Brassington car park - Limestone Way - High Peak Trail - Harboro Rocks (TP) - Brassington car park

Distance 2.75 miles
Ascent 149 metres
Time Taken 1 hr 20 mins

Saturday 13th May 2006

Walna Scar Road

Coniston car park - Walna Scar Road - Brown Pike (86) - Buck Pike on Seathwaite Fell (87) - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar (88) - Walna Scar Road - Coniston car park

Distance 10 miles
Ascent 929 metres
Time Taken 6  hrs 30 mins

Wednesday 3rd May 2006

Curbar Edge

Curbar car park - Curbar Edge - Froggatt Edge - Grouse Inn - Lady's Cross - Barbrook Reservoir - Ramsley Reservoir - Wellington's Monument - Baslow Edge - Curbar car park

Distance 9.5 miles
Ascent 293 metres
Time Taken 4  hrs 35 mins

Friday 28th April 2006

The Roaches

Gradbach car park - Sniddles Head Farm - Goldstitch Moss - Hazel Barrow - Hen Cloud - The Roaches (TP) - Gradbach Wood - Gradbach car park

Distance 7.5 miles
Ascent 489 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 50 mins

Friday 14th April 2006

Bleaklow

Old Glossop - Doctor's Gate (Path) - Higher Shelf Stones - Hern Stones - Bleaklow Head - Wildboar Grain - Glossop Low - Old Glossop

Distance 9.25 miles
Ascent 593 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 45 mins

Sunday 9th April 2006

Cressbrook Dale

Monsal Head car park - Upperdale - Cressbrook Dale - Tansley Dale - Litton Dale - Tideswell Dale - Litton Mill - Miller's Dale - Cressbrook - Upperdale - Monsal Head car park

Distance 8 miles
Ascent 475 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 30 mins

Wednesday 5th April 2006

Brown Knoll

Edale car park - Edale - Upper Booth - Jacob's Ladder - Brown Knoll (TP) - Rushup Edge - Mam Tor (TP) - Hollins Cross - Edale car park

Distance 9.75 miles
Ascent 591 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 30 mins

Friday 31st March 2006

Fellbarrow

Loweswater - Darling Fell (80) - Loweswater Fell (81) - Low Fell (82) - Sourfoot Fell (83) - Smithy Fell (84) - Fellbarrow on Mosser Fell (85) - Loweswater

Distance 6.25 miles
Ascent 557 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 30 mins

Thursday 30th March 2006

Mosedale

Kirkstile Inn - Mosedale - Crummock Water - Kirkstile Inn

Distance 6 miles
Ascent 297 metres
Time Taken 3 hrs 55 mins

Wednesday 29th March 2006

Raise

Kings Head Inn - Brown Crag (75) - White Side (76) - Raise (77) - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd (78) - Watson's Dodd (79) - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Kings Head Inn

Distance 8.5 miles
Ascent 971 metres
Time Taken 7 hrs  

Tuesday 28th March 2006

Great How

Great How (Thirlmere)  (74)

Distance 3 miles
Ascent 130 metres
Time Taken 1 hr 40 mins

Monday 27th March 2006

Gummer's How

Astley's Plantation - Gummer's How (72) - Birch Fell (73) - Astley's Plantation 

Distance 2.5 miles
Ascent 180 metres
Time Taken 1 hr 50 mins

Wednesday 22nd March 2006

Howden Edge

King's Tree - Slippery Stones - Featherbed Moss - Hoar Stones (CT) - Howden Edge - Margery Hill (CT) - Slippery Stones - King's Tree 

Distance 11 miles
Ascent 498 metres
Time Taken 6 hrs 10 mins

Monday 20th March 2006

Longstone Moor

Stoney Middleton - Coombs Dale - Black Harry Gate - Longstone Edge - Longstone Moor - Housley - Eyam 

Distance 8.5 miles
Ascent 430 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 10 mins

Friday 10th March 2006

Robin Hood's Stride

Youlgreave - Bradford Dale - Robin Hood's Stride - Birchover - Stanton Moor - Stanton in Peak - Alport - Bradford Dale - Youlgreave

Distance 8.25 miles
Ascent 397 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 15 mins

Saturday 4th March 2006

Redmires Reservoir

Hollin Bank car park - Stanage Edge - High Neb (TP) - Moscar Flat - Head Stone Bank - Redmires Reservoir - Stanedge Pole - Hollin Bank car park

Distance 8.75 miles
Ascent 403 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs

Wednesday 1st March 2006

Wolfscote Dale

Hartington Station car park - Heathcote - Hartington - Beresford Dale - Wolfscote Dale - Biggin Dale - Heathcote - Hartington Station car park

Distance 7.75 miles
Ascent 330 metres
Time Taken 3 hrs 50 mins 

Saturday 25th February 2006

Doctor's Gate

Old Glossop - Doctor's Gate - Pennine Way - Hern Clough - Doctor's Gate (path) - Old Glossop

Distance 10 miles
Ascent 496 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 30 mins 

Sunday 19th February 2006

Manifold Valley

Weag's Bridge - Wetton - Back of Ecton - Ecton Hill (TP) - Wetton Mill - Manifold Valley - Weag's Bridge

Distance 6.5 miles
Ascent 377 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs  

Friday 17th February 2006

Derwent Edges

Ladybower Reservoir - Whinstone Lee Tor - White Tor - Dovestone Tor - Back Tor (TP) - Lost Lad - Greystones Moss - Derwent Reservoir - Ladybower Reservoir

Distance 9.75 miles
Ascent 512 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 10 mins

Friday 10th February 2006

Shining Tor

Cat & Fiddle - Shining Tor (CT) - Cats Tor - Pym Chair - Windgather Rocks - Fernliee Reservoir -   Errwood Reservoir - Shooter's Clough - Cat & Fiddle

Distance 11 miles
Ascent 570 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs 10 mins

Sunday 5th February 2006

Leith Hill

Landslip Car Park - Leith Hill Tower (CT) - Highashes Hill - Wotton Common - Leith Hill Tower (CT) - Landslip Car Park

Distance 2 miles
Ascent -------
Time Taken 1 hr 30 mins

Monday 30th January 2006

Lathkill Dale

Moor Lane - Low Moor Wood - Lathkill Dale - Conksbury Bridge - Bradford Dale - Moor Lane

Distance 7.75 miles
Ascent 409 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs

Thursday 26th January 2006

The Edges

Curbar Gap - White Edge (TP) - Grouse Inn - Froggatt Edge - Curbar Edge - Curbar Gap

Distance 5.5 miles
Ascent 215 metres
Time Taken 2 hrs 55 mins

Sunday 22nd January 2006

Kinder Downfall

Hayfield - Kinder Reservoir - William Clough - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low (TP) - Oaken Clough - Coldwell Clough - Hayfield

Distance 8.75 miles
Ascent 669 metres
Time Taken 5 hrs

Tuesday 17th January 2006

Dove Dale

Alsop Station - Milldale - Dove Dale - Lin Dale - Thorpe Cloud - Thorpe - Tissington Trail - Alsop Station

Distance 10 miles
Ascent 518 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 45 mins

Wednesday 11th January 2006

Higger Tor

Hathersage - Higger Tor - Upper Burbage Bridge - Cowper Stone (TP) - White Path Moss - Hathersage

Distance 6.75 miles
Ascent 411 metres
Time Taken 3 hrs 50 mins

Sunday 8th January 2006

Monsal Dale

Monsal Head - Monsal Trail - Ashford in the Water - Sheldon - Deep Dale - Monsal Dale - Monsal Head

Distance 8 miles
Ascent 375 metres
Time Taken 3 hrs 55 mins

Wednesday 4th  January 2006

Black Rocks

Carsington Water - Carsington - Hopton - Wirksworth - Bolehill (TP) - Black Rocks - High Peak Trail (Middleton Top) - Carsington Pasture - Carsington - Carsington Water

Distance 8.5 miles
Ascent 465 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 30 mins

Sunday 1st January 2006

Mam Tor

Castleton - Cave Dale -   Windy Knoll - Mam Tor (TP) - Hollins Cross - Barker Bank -   Back Tor - Lose Hill

Distance 9.25 miles
Ascent 544 metres
Time Taken 4 hrs 55 mins

 

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