Walking Weekend 2022 - Peak District - day 4 - Sunday 2nd October

Sunday morning and Ken promised us a little treat for our final day walking. We were going to do a ridge walk. We would catch a bus that would take us to the top of the ridge so most of the walk would then be downhill.

Alighting from the bus, we took a look at the ridge we would be heading towards:

Of course, it wasn't all downhill but the landscape/geography of the area was fascinating - unlike anything we've seen on previous trips or at home in Scotland. It just felt different. There were odd rock shapes and lots of people out rock climbing etc.:

There was a good trail round to the point where we crossed a stream, then the road to head towards the ridge itself:

When we got to the trig point, it was time for a snack - and, of course, drams:

We walked along the ridge - it was pretty busy in places - and then found the trail that would eventually take us down to Haversage:

As we got a bit nearer to civilisation again, it was time for a full team photo:

It was the day of the Manchester derby so we assumed there would be a pub in Haversage that would have ale, food and Sky TV. We were successful with the first two but, amazingly, none of the pubs were showing the match. Most of us then made the decision to jump on a bus back to Castleton and watch the match there. The stats and route for those of us that did this were:

Dinner on Sunday night was at what Ken thinks is the only proper restaurant in Castleton - 1530 - an Italian trattoria. We all had post-dinner digestifs but Steve's was the stand out:

There was a very brief discussion about where to go next year. Ken tentatively floated the idea of Wales whilst Jeb made a strong push for Oban. Nothing was decided.

Monday morning and time to go home. Ken's original proposal of stopping somewhere roughly halfway and doing an afternoon walk then staying there one more night had, in the end, come to nothing, so Dave and Stewart drove us back north, whilst Gordon headed back to Yarmouth and Jeb wandered off somewhere to meet up with a friend before heading home.

Big thanks again to Ken for all his hard work planning a great trip.