Tuesday April 8th
Margery Hill and Howden Edge We parked at King's Tree after a pit stop at Fairholmes, where a very forward duck made short work of some of my biscuit. Hungry duck He also had a go at David's leg, but no luck there. Go on, Guv? We then went through the gate to the wonderful old bridge at Slippery Stones. The route goes up the valley, past a number of cairns and then on to more level ground above some old quarries. Levelling out before turning up to Margery Hill After a right turn, the path becomes a bit more boggy and meanders up to the summit of Margery Hill. It feels like a comparatively easy ascent of the highest point in South Yorkshire. Although there is not much to see, at the top of the hill is a Bronze Age burial mound dating back over 3,000 years. Margery Hill after lunch After lunch on the Hill, we joined a narrow path that runs along Wilfrey Edge- which in turn leads to High Stones. Apparently there was a cairn here, but we did not see it. Looking back from Wilfrey E...