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[2026-07-16] Mid July and there is a heat wave in the UK - was this a good idea to walk onto Kinder? I started at Edale and walked along the Pennine way to Upper Booth then set off to climb Crowden Clough. As I climbed the heat got higher and with no wind though about going back. But once on the Kinder Plateau there was sufficient wind to cool down. It is a great walk over the plateau, following the old Pennine Way to Kinder Downfall. Then around the current Pennine Way path to Kindfer Low before walking aalong the south Kinder edge past all the interesting rock formations. Rather than descending the airless Crowden Clough, i opted to descend over Grindslow Knoll down to Edale. A great walk but maybe too hot.

[2026-07-06] A good day to be out, not too hot nor too winds as it had been of late. Walked from Ladybower up Win Hill. Some good views although hazy. Then along the ridge before descending through the forest for a final walk around the reservoir.

[2026-07-03] The trig point on Outer Edge. Walkd up from Kings Tree via Cut Gate. The trig point at here is a good place for a coffee. Then down to Crow Stones which are an amazing group of rocks hidden away at the top of the Upper Derwent Valley. The walk back involved lots of small paths that re hidden under the bracken. As you can see cloudy which is better than the heat wave from late June. It was a bit windy but nothing compared to the day before.

[2026-06-29] This is the trig point on Birchen Edge. For this walk the start was the road junction just north of Birchen Edge. Decided to walk around the valley clockwise, so off to Birchen Edge first. The ground was dry and an easy walk up to the summit of Birchen edge. Then it was along the edge and down to the Robin Hood Inn. After a short walk alongside the road it was to to Gardom's Edge. The top of Gardom's Edge has lots of bracken at present but the birch forest is still magnificent. Then it was back to the car via the good paths.

[2026-06-05] This is the lovely birch wood below Lawrencefield. A great walk from Surprise view carpark over to Millstone Edge and then onto Lawrencefield. The way back is up Padley Gorge.

After walked down Ditch Clough to the resservoirs at teh bottom and then walked back to Fairholms.

Over Haddon area, Peak District, Derbyshire, May 2026.

Over Haddon area, Peak District, Derbyshire, May 2026.