Ladybower Reservior

SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAMME
The third of our summer programme of walks takes us to the Dark Peak District, exploring scenic paths around and on the edges and heights above Ladybower Reservoir.

PEAK DISTRICT
A WALK: DERWENT MOORS and LOST LADS - Heatherdene Car Park to Yorkshire Bridge 11 miles, 1660 ft ascent.
We start our walk alongside Ladybower Reservoir with a short section alongside the main road, crossing the reservoir and turning right before joining a path on the left-hand side which takes us gently upwards in a north-easterly direction along and past the wonderfully named Cutthroat Bridge. We turn sharply left, now heading due west and make our ascent across moorland up to Derwent Edge. This is a wonderful dramatic Millstone grit escarpment notable for its unusual gritstone tors and its views of the Derwent Valley and the Dark Peak landscape. We reach the highest point of the edge at Back Tor, 1765 ft, marked by a OS pillar (optional scramble to reach the top), and continue to Lost Lads, where a stone topograph helpfully identifies landmarks. The path then descends, initially gradually as we turn to head south, and then more steeply, towards the reservoir, where we follow broad tracks just above the shoreline to return to our starting point and then onwards for refreshment at the Yorkshire Bridge Inn.

WALK A Link to OS map

WALK B: LADYBOWER CIRCULAR - Heatherdene Car Park to Yorkshire Bridge 8 miles, 133 ft ascent.
We start our walk with a short section on a path alongside the main road and the reservoir, over two bridges, and then carefully cross the road and head gently up the broad flanks of Crook Hill, views of the reservoir to our left and right, reaching a wooded plantation on our right-hand side which we follow for a short distance. We turn to descend on a Zig-Zag path through Haggtor coppice, cross the main road again, continue to head down to cross the river at Haggwater Bridge and then, after a short uphill, join a broad track that runs alongside the reservoir and takes us to our route end at Yorkshire Bridge.

WALK B Link to OS map

WALK C: A gentle paced 5 to 6 mile walk, along good paths and with minimal ascent. Details to be confirmed.

In the unlikely event of separation from the group or other emergency please take note of the following contact numbers:

Liz Moxham - 07876255849
Frank Jones - 07788736006