Alarm set for 02:50 so daughter and I could head for the Peak District, Upper Burbage to be precise, for a walk I've done before (well, almost) though anticlockwise this time.
Unusually, we started from the high point for the walk, reached the valley bottom before climbing back to the high point again. (It wasn't as steep as the profile but was a bit hard going at some points!)
On Higgor Tor to catch the sunrise..
Some Heather still in bloom..
Boot wash in Burbage Brook, a tributary of the River Dove.
Padley Abbey..
From Padley, we headed for Grindleford Station to try out the café there. It doesn't open until 09:00 so we had 20 minutes to wait but were first in the growing queue.. It's a slightly peculiar place, and yesterday it only did cash though the sign said otherwise, but the wonderfully large breakfast included bread & butter + tea or coffee for £8..👍
On leaving, after 100 yards we had a steep climb into Padley Gorge to shift the breakfast <burp> then the walk along the tumbling brook through an almost Jurassic Park wood!
Middle of nowhere, atop Burbage Rocks.. Maybe chiselling out a trough?
And, with the car in the background, some climbers.. 🧗♂️
Back on just under 10 miles 👌
