David and Jacinta's Walks- 2025

Bleaklow Stones and Bleaklow Head Another walk for David on his own. It was a couple of days after Storm Floris had blown through yet I still fancied a walk on Bleaklow- taking advantage of the fact that I'd be on my own. I had hoped that the gate at the top of the road down to Woodhead Station was open but, unfortunately, it wasn't. Additionally, all the laybys nearby were full of machines for the roadworks taking place during the overnight road closures. I decided to park at the Torside car park and this had the advantage that the tedious part of the walk (along the old railway track) would be over first. The lack of rain was very obvious- the Woodhead Reservoir was lower than I'd ever seen before. Low water and exposed strata in the Woodhead Reservoir I can now spot and follow a path from the top of Far Black Clough up to the Bleaklow Stones (with a bit of variability in the last section) and, as it was quite chilly and windy, I was very glad to reach my usual, favourit...

 Bleaklow Stones and Bleaklow Head- David David was out on his own again today. I love walking on Bleaklow- it can be very tough, but perhaps that's what I like about it. The usual parking spot to the south of the Woodhead Pass was closed- there is now a barrier with notices that it must be kept clear for Mountain Rescue, so I parked at a small layby a little to the west on the pass. I took the usual path up beside Far Black Clough and had a very careful look at the map, and the (apparent) paths on the ground at Grid Reference SK119971 where it's relatively hard to decide which way to go. Based on my previous walk, and the compass reading, I took what seemed to be the most likely "path", which meandered a little, but took me more or less directly to the Bleaklow Stones, where I had a quick snack and admired the views. The Anvil (as ever!) Although it was a little hazy, the familiar outline of Win Hill was quite visible. Win Hill above the expanse of Bleaklow I have ne...