2011-02-19 53 -1

Sat 19 Feb 2011 in 53,-1: 53.4659988, -1.7658674 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

Officially: "Cold Side, Bradfield, Sheffield S3 0, UK". Practically: on the hillside above the upper reaches of the River Derwent, above Howden reservoir.

Participants

To be seen...

Plans

Monty will hopefully head out towards Ladybower Reservoir by car and is planning to get there about 11am. Depending on where the public parking and limit to public vehicle access is these days, the walk is then onwards past one or more of Ladybower, Upper Derwent and Howden reservoirs.

The jouney will be past or over Ridge Clough, Linch Clough, Lower Misden Clough... face it, a lot of Cloughs. Opposite something marked as Deer Holes on the opposite (south) side of the valley and below the top called Horse Stone, above the rocky sloping ridged names as Horse Stone Naze (to the north) there may or may not be opportunty to strike out up the slope.

Aerial photos indicate peat cutting patches, the map indicates 'marshy' ground. So it's not expected to be a proverbial walk in the park, but it should only be 250m of trek, or so, from the nearest point of the path. Horizontally, that is. If the nearest bit of path is at approx 390m, the location is perhaps at 425m.

As per prior expeditions, without GPS the navigation will involve general awareness of the landscape and a compass.

Upon gaining whatever possible degree of success might happen, it would be nice to head over the Howden Edge and eventually down to Langsett on the northern side of this moorland area, but with the car at the southern edge, that probably won't happen.

The biggest problem to be foreseen is that the weather forecast is minded to mention sleet, snow and heavy rain, for the morning. And that's just looking at my home town. On top of that, I'm needed somewhere else by late-afternoon, so there's no guarantee I'll complete this challenge before having to head back if things turn nasty. Still, they can't all be winners, and I shall endeavour take all precautions and care.

Expedition

7:30am: Awoke far too early to see it sleeting down outside. By 7:50, it's settling. Still, as it seems I can't find my map-case, will have to wait for shops to open to buy this necessity anyway, so still 2.5 hours before even considering leaving the house.

Tracklog

None from me.

Photos

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  My preparations