David and Jacinta's Walks- 2025

Tintwistle, Chew Reservoir and Featherbed Moss (David Solo) Out on my own today, and not wanting to drive too far, so this walk from Tintwistle suited me well. As with the last couple of times that we've done this walk, I used the footpath to the west of Arnfield Farm rather than the bridleway with is a bit unforgiving underfoot. The walk across Boar Flat and Arnfield Flats was uneventful and it was really great to be able to identify the less boggy path across Ormes Moor again. It's always good to reach Chew Hurdles with its new vistas. The waymarker at Chew Hurdles with views of Dove Stones Reservoir and Alderman's Hill beyond I stopped for lunch at my favourite spot- sheltered and with a great view of  the track up to the dam and Dish Stone Moss. Now that the best path is familiar, the walk to the Chew Reservoir dam took only 20 minutes. At this point, I wondered about hacking my way directly to the trig point on Featherbed Moss, rather than going to the top of Laddow Mo...

Tintwistle and The Chew Reservoir We wanted to avoid driving far and David's variant on the walk from Crowden to The Chew Reservoir seemed a good choice (and cut out a visit to Crowden completely!). Parking is on Stocks Green in Tintwistle and follows the cobbled section of Arnfield Lane. Rather than taking the Pennine Bridleway immediately before Arnfield Farm, we took the far more green and pleasant path leading from the farmyard. Being a warm day, the sheep were taking advantage of the shade of a wall. Sheep being cool The view up Ogden Clough is fairly typical of the recovering Dark Peak- a lot of heather, which is spread as brash (vegetative propagation) and a bit too much bracken, which is pretty invasive. Lower reaches of Ogden Clough Although the stile above Ogden Brook has been repaired, the path to it is smothered by bracken and the clear path takes you up to the gate on the Pennine Bridleway, where we were greeted by a goat. Sheep waiting for us The walk along the edge o...

 Chew Reservoir from Tintwistle- David Solo My original plan was to go up to Crowden, but the Woodhead Road was closed. I managed to get to Tintwistle and parked at The Stocks. Even though I'd been up to the Chew Reservoir a couple of days earlier with Steve, it's a great walk and I felt that I should investigate a couple of variations on our usual route. Going "Off Piste" as Rachel said. The walk starts along the Arnfield Lane bridleway, passing back gardens and allotments, one of which contained a very noisy white goose who honked enthusiastically at me. Honking Goose My first change from our usual route was to pass Arnfield Farm, rather than bypass it to the right on the Pennine Bridleway. This was a pleasant enough route and was a little more direct, joining the bridleway at a familiar stile. Stile from the bridleway to the path newly taken From there, it was the usual walk down to cross Ogden Clough (today, in the moody sunshine). Ogden Clough On reaching the tur...