If you are thinking of heading from Hathersage/Bamford towards Hope/Edale/Castleton beware: “TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF HOPE ROAD The County Council advise us that, between 24th and 30th October, Hope Road will be completely closed adjacent to Hope Valley Garden Centre, for remedial works around the River Noe retaining wall. This is Read more
It would be unfair for young Louis to be described as slow but bravely he joins his dad Michael, again hardly slow, to run with the Slow Warts. The danger for this young un is that his mind may become contaminated by the old un’s recounting all their medical ailments Read more
This from the Peak Park, or follow the link to Severn Trent below for their info page: Upper Derwent Valley – Howden / Derwent reservoir loop Landowner: Severn Trent (partnership management site) From mid-September 2022, the landowner will be carrying out forest management work in the woodland on the west Read more
The Met office mountain forecast was for an evening of 80% “double” rain when I looked in the morning but by the time we had reached Blackden through all the traffic lights on the way there, it was pleasantly warm and sunny. Waterproofs were largely abandoned by the seven Slow Read more
No, we didn’t spontaneously break out into a rhapsody of Scottish songs praising the beauty of the heather, instead, it was self-contained and silent swearing about its often-overwhelming depth. It is the season for the full purple glory of the heather with its pollen clouds and wonderful scent which counteracts Read more
The A57, known as the Snake Pass, is to be closed for 4 weeks from 26 September 2022 so that specialist contractors can carry out an investigation into the causes of the landslip at Alport. The ground investigation is needed so that plans can be drawn up to fix the Read more
‘Up the Clough’ 10km, 540m climb 10:30 prompt start from the bottom of bamford clough, this is a ~10 minute walk from the campsite. A good chance to warm up for the *steeper than 1:3* start. The finish is a classic Dark Peak weekender mid river finish adjacent to the Read more
Maybe it’s the heat, about 28⁰C, or part of the normal pattern of things, but there seems to be much dead vegetation left in my shoes and entangled in my socks after a Slow Warts’ outing. It’s mainly very fine short twigs (?) of rotted heather, bracken and bilberry which Read more
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Sadly, a serious accident at the junction of the Strines Road with the A57 at Moscar prevented the Loxley Lads from getting to Doctors Gate so they explored the Derwent Edge area from the first gas station instead, as reported by Andy elsewhere. Our group just got through before the Read more