Carl Wark and Longshaw Lodge from Higger Tor

A magnificent day for a strenuous walk starting at Longshaw Lodge with some friends of mine up from Milton Keynes for the day.

Down Padley gorge to Grindleford station, then past Padley Chapel and Greenwood Farm to reach the A6187 overlooking Hathersage. Through 'Whim Plantation' and up the west side of the hill to reach Over Owler Tor.

 

With encouragement I found the energy to reach and climb up Higger Tor, then back to the start via Carl Wark and Burbage Bridge.

11.2km and 416 metres of ascent/descent according to the 'Viewranger' app running on my Huawei P10 lite, which has an excellent GPS receiver.

 

Sadly coming back that way misses out on the ice cream van at Surprise View car park. (Which I could have made use of!)

 

This is the view through a rock window on Higger Tor, over Carl Wark, with Longshaw Lodge in the haze in the distance.

 

I knew that Carl Wark had one of the earliest original dry-stone walls in England, but I wasn't prepared for the cyclopean nature of it!

Done