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A short walk from the Longshaw Lodge car park in the Gritstone part of the Peak District.
South from the car park then through a wooded section down towards Grindleford station.
From there, up through Yarncliff wood overlooking Padley Gorge, and following the path, crossing the Burbage Brook and continuing up the western side. At the top of the gorge a path back to the lodge car park is on the other side of the road.
I had intended a longer walk to include the ascent of Carl Wark hill fort, but the increasing air temperature made me take the shorter option. I'll try to do the longer walk when the heather is out. (Maybe even include Higger Tor if I have the energy).
A short walk from the Longshaw Lodge car park in the Gritstone part of the Peak District.
South from the car park then through a wooded section down towards Grindleford station.
From there, up through Yarncliff wood overlooking Padley Gorge, and following the path, crossing the Burbage Brook and continuing up the western side. At the top of the gorge a path back to the lodge car park is on the other side of the road.
I had intended a longer walk to include the ascent of Carl Wark hill fort, but the increasing air temperature made me take the shorter option. I'll try to do the longer walk when the heather is out. (Maybe even include Higger Tor if I have the energy).
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!)
These are Higger Tor on the left, and Carl Wark.
First morning of 2012, an early start, we went around higger tor and it appeared to be like the M6, jam packed with people and other toggers :)
Anyways this was a grab shot but one of my own favourites of the day - I saw one composition and the light subtley lighting the rocks, but it was a case of having a window of around 20 seconds to do this because the cloud bank then moved across covering the sun!
This one is for all Peak District Lovers and Toggers
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Great bouldering out at Higger Tor For this evening. Did get wet eventually, we knew it was coming!
All three of us here by the magic of PaintShopPro on top of the 'Big Slab'.
We did the routes called -
The Big Slab VO 5a, all three of us did it okay.
Big Slab Right VO 5a, all three of us did it okay.
Big Slab Left V1 5b,
I slid back down it from just below the top! Harry escaped out to the right and Jordan had to move right to slightly easier ground before going left again and finishing the route!
We then did -
Small Slab VO 5a,
Small Slab Arete VO 4b,
Harry and Jordan had a play on a couple of V4s (but unable to complete them) I took pictures!
We then did -
Little Slab VO 4c and we all struggled a bit on it!
Central Wall VO+ 5a in the rain and Harry who went last had to back off as the rain turned hard!
Before the rain we all had a play on -
Pillar Eliminate V3 6a, Jodan finished it, me and Harry had to escape left near the top.!
Harry and Jordan also then completed - Slanting Crack V2 5c, I just kicked it.!
We did some jumping across gap stuff too.. Photos later!
Went out to test an adapted 70-200 for a Scotland trip and ended up flipping it on its side as this unfolded in front of me.
A late night visit (2:30-3:30 am) to Higger Tor to find these well known ‘Kit Kat’ stones overlooking Carl Wark, with a bit of hazy fog on the horizon, the light pollution on the left from Sheffield. And I’m pretty sure you can also see Mother Cap up on Surprise View (on the right), the lights from The Fox House and Longshaw Estate (in the middle). Using a different approach to shooting the landscape this time to minimise noise. The landscape 2 shots (layered) 81 seconds & 121 seconds (with car trails removed) ISO 1600 and the stars 41 seconds ISO 800.
Leaning Block is a huge chunk of Millstone Grit that forms part of the larger edge known as Higger Tor, overlooking the Burbage Valley, in the Peak District National Park.
Set against a beautiful valley of rolling hills and trees, this awesome cliff offers a magnificent vista.....
Nikon D7000
NIKKOR 12 - 24 f/4G
0.9 Hard Grad
Carl Wark, the low hill in the foreground, is, in fact, an ancient Hill-Fort, of the type constructed 2000-2500 years ago. Beyond is the slightly larger hill known as Higger Tor. This is on Grindleford Morr, in Derbyshire, in the Peak District National Park.
Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 35-70mm zoom
Film: Kodak Ektar 100
The view South West from the entrance to Carl Wark.
Classified as a hillfort, the purpose and date of Carl Wark is uncertain, ranging from Neolithic to early Medieval.
Advenures in Ouzeling - Higger Tor 07052021 - they seemed to be paying attention to something lower down in the grassy area
A wonderful walk over Hathersage Moor to Higger Tor yesterday, seen here from just north of the Carl Walk Iron Age Hill Fort.
The moorland was looking particularly beautiful, a blanket of lush bracken and flowering heather rising abruptly to the rocky outcrops of Higger Tor. I will certainly have to return soon and camp locally so as catch the early morning or late evening light.
A lady walks her dog over the bridge on a fine October morning , with Carl Wark and Higger Tor looming in the background. Peak District National Park , Derbyshire , England , UK .
A short walk from the Longshaw Lodge car park in the Gritstone part of the Peak District.
South from the car park then through a wooded section down towards Grindleford station.
From there, up through Yarncliff wood overlooking Padley Gorge, and following the path, crossing the Burbage Brook and continuing up the western side. At the top of the gorge a path back to the lodge car park is on the other side of the road.
I had intended a longer walk to include the ascent of Carl Wark hill fort, but the increasing air temperature made me take the shorter option. I'll try to do the longer walk when the heather is out. (Maybe even include Higger Tor if I have the energy).
(Higger Tor is the one on the left, Carl Wark on the right)
The long stream of cars is because the safe part of the gorge is a short stroll away, and the children can play in Burbage Brook. The water is stained reddish-brown as it comes from rainwater that seeps through the peat.
The popularity of the place on a hot day can be seen as there were three ice-cream vans parked in a row!
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!)
These are my walking companions on Over Owler Tor.
Morning (frost free) on Over Owler Tor, Derbyshire, Peak District. The first light peaks over a low lying band of cloud off to the right.
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The village of Hathersage is illuminated as the sun's rays reach the bottom of Hope Valley. Taken from HIgger Tor, in the Peak District, England.
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A Storm passes over Higger Tor in the Peak District one November afternoon 2012.
A 2 minute exposure using the Lee "Big Stopper" I was able to capture the movement in the clouds rather nicely.
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A short walk from the Longshaw Lodge car park in the Gritstone part of the Peak District.
South from the car park then through a wooded section down towards Grindleford station.
From there, up through Yarncliff wood overlooking Padley Gorge, and following the path, crossing the Burbage Brook and continuing up the western side. At the top of the gorge a path back to the lodge car park is on the other side of the road.
I had intended a longer walk to include the ascent of Carl Wark hill fort, but the increasing air temperature made me take the shorter option. I'll try to do the longer walk when the heather is out. (Maybe even include Higger Tor if I have the energy).
Taken with my latest ebay purchase an immaculate near 50 year old Olympus Pen EE S half-frame camera. Agfaphoto Vista film.
Saturday morning up on Higger Tor.
Lovely conditions and pre dawn colour. Couldn't believe I was the only one there!!
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!
I was fortunate to benefit from some really murky weather amongst the hot dry days of early August.
Arriving around five in the morning, I set up at the Kit Kat Stones with a dark blue hour shot in mind, but the conditions were just a bit meh, so I opted to move on.
A while later a band of fine drizzle swept up the Burbage Valley setting up a moody backdrop for Carl Wark. As this happened the now rising sun sent an almost ethereal white glow under the low cloud base giving the whole scene a very other worldly feel.