Glossop to Bleaklow Head (633m). Start and end in Glossop. Distance: 10.53 miles. Time: 5 hours, 23 minutes. Elevation Gain: 2,274 ft. Departed Glossop at 9:55 am. Took path along Blakemoor Plantation rising onto Glossop Low along Grouse Butts. Walked into cloud cover at ~400 meters elevation. Temperature in Glossop was 7C. Temperature at Clough Edge ~ 500m was 3C with low visibility. Turned west on Pennine Way trail at Torside Clough on southern edge. Visibility was low enough that I could not see the raging waters and waterfalls below (it had been raining for days). I could hear, but not see the water. Hand railed the Pennine Way trail to Wild Boar Grain crossing, at which point the clear trail transitions to moorland. By Far Moss the trail was difficult to distinguish, and with low visibility in the fog, began following compass bearing and pacing to Bleakhead Low (633m), the Wain Stones, and Hearn Stones. Left the Pennine Way at Hearn Stones (though there is not much visible trail at that point). Turned Southwest. Map shows a trail, but no trail visible underfoot as I was walking on a bearing across the moor in fog and the groughs all look like trails. Had the goal of finding the B-29 Crash Site, which is not on the OL1 map but had the coordinates of SK09109/94859. My bearings were correct and I wandered directly into the crash site (photos attached). Then onto the Triangulation Pillar at Higher Shelf Stones. From the pillar at Higher Shelf, turned west on a bearing to Lower Shelf Stones. Could not locate a specific trail in the fog and convoluted moor. Ended up slightly south of the ridge line at Lower Shelf, which I could not see even though it was only 50 meters to the North of me. Realized from map contours that I was probably below the ridge, but couldn't see it in the fog. Took a due north bearing and immediately ran into the ridge. Climbed up and found a rough trail, turned west to Jame's Thorn, Then across the moor and back to Glossop. Came back out of clouds at about 400m.
Area :Dark Peak
Is situated between Sheffield and Manchester. The underlying rock is Millstone grit which is often exposed at the edge of the higher peat bogs for which the area is famous.
Glossop to Bleaklow Head (633m). Start and end in Glossop. Distance: 10.53 miles. Time: 5 hours, 23 minutes. Elevation Gain: 2,274 ft. Departed Glossop at 9:55 am. Took path along Blakemoor Plantation rising onto Glossop Low along Grouse Butts. Walked into cloud cover at ~400 meters elevation. Temperature in Glossop was 7C. Temperature at Clough Edge ~ 500m was 3C with low visibility. Turned west on Pennine Way trail at Torside Clough on southern edge. Visibility was low enough that I could not see the raging waters and waterfalls below (it had been raining for days). I could hear, but not see the water. Hand railed the Pennine Way trail to Wild Boar Grain crossing, at which point the clear trail transitions to moorland. By Far Moss the trail was difficult to distinguish, and with low visibility in the fog, began following compass bearing and pacing to Bleakhead Low (633m), the Wain Stones, and Hearn Stones. Left the Pennine Way at Hearn Stones (though there is not much visible trail at that point). Turned Southwest. Map shows a trail, but no trail visible underfoot as I was walking on a bearing across the moor in fog and the groughs all look like trails. Had the goal of finding the B-29 Crash Site, which is not on the OL1 map but had the coordinates of SK09109/94859. My bearings were correct and I wandered directly into the crash site (photos attached). Then onto the Triangulation Pillar at Higher Shelf Stones. From the pillar at Higher Shelf, turned west on a bearing to Lower Shelf Stones. Could not locate a specific trail in the fog and convoluted moor. Ended up slightly south of the ridge line at Lower Shelf, which I could not see even though it was only 50 meters to the North of me. Realized from map contours that I was probably below the ridge, but couldn't see it in the fog. Took a due north bearing and immediately ran into the ridge. Climbed up and found a rough trail, turned west to Jame's Thorn, Then across the moor and back to Glossop. Came back out of clouds at about 400m.
