{"id":3312,"date":"2024-05-27T13:19:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T13:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/?p=3312"},"modified":"2024-05-27T13:29:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T13:29:45","slug":"elementor-3312","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/index.php\/2024\/05\/27\/elementor-3312\/","title":{"rendered":"14\/5"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Distance 15.9 Km\u00a0 (9.9 miles)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ascent\u00a0 \u00a0264 m\u00a0 (845 ft)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Leaving the coaches at Kiln Pit Hill on the A68, we headed WSW on the B6306.\u00a0 Unfortunately it was a bit busier than I had expected, but most drivers were quite considerate to our group of 5 walkers.\u00a0 At Barley Hill we turned S and made our way downhill towards the Derwent Reservoir.\u00a0 At this point, although the sun was not shining, it was quite warm and humid.\u00a0 Reaching the bottom of the long descent, we arrived at the car park adjacent to the reservoir.\u00a0 We made use of the toilet facilities and then walked into the next field where a number of picnic tables gave us a good spot for our coffee break.\u00a0 After our stop, we joined a good firm footpath heading clockwise around this eastern part of the reservoir.\u00a0 \u00a0Although it was overcast, the yellow gorse and the reservoir still made for a good view.\u00a0 However, it was not to last and we soon had waterproof jackets on as the rain started.\u00a0 After passing below Cronkley, we were faced with a diversion sign.\u00a0 The inlet just past this point is only slightly lower than the footpath and I suspect that in the previous month or so the water had flowed over the path causing it to be closed.\u00a0 So following the diversion we took the path heading to Cronkley, turned right onto\u00a0 a narrow tarmac road and then followed it in a loop towards Birkenside.\u00a0 After completing half a circle and past the inlet, a grassy path brought us back down to the reservoir path from where we headed to the dam.\u00a0 From the dam we took the road down to the cafe and toilets and using a nearby\u00a0 picnic table we stopped for an early lunch.\u00a0 At this point it had stopped raining so it was waterproofs off in the sunshine.\u00a0<\/p>

After lunch the rain started again so it was jackets on as we made our way E along the B6278 and then S\u00a0 to Eddy’s bridge.\u00a0 After Eddy’s Bridge and a short climb, we left the road and headed SE across fields and stiles to Muggleswick.\u00a0 The stiles were a good guide to our route as there was no clear path.\u00a0 In Muggleswick, a right turn followed by a quick left brought us up to All Saints Church and then past the church back onto the minor road we had left earlier.\u00a0 We followed the road past Haverley Lodge ignoring the track heading off right as it would have shortened the walk and continued down the road to Dyke House.\u00a0 Leaving the road, we followed a poorly defined path covered with heather and bracken in a SW direction.\u00a0 In fact at times, it was a question of whether we were on the footpath or a sheep track.\u00a0 Only by checking my GPS could I be sure we were right.\u00a0 We then turned NW on another path which if anything was less well defined as we climbed Strawberry Hill.\u00a0 Eventually we reached a well defined grassy track which continued the climb to the top of the moor.\u00a0 At the top, we came to the track we had seen earlier, when we were at Haverley Lodge, heading across\u00a0 Muggleswick Park.\u00a0 This was another good track and we made our way W across the moor.\u00a0 \u00a0While I had hoped for a good view of the reservoir from this track, all we could see was a murky grey colour.\u00a0 In fact since lunch it had been a further case of jackets on, jackets off.\u00a0 As we descended at the W end of the moor, we joined a minor road, passed East Cot House and West Cot House before descending to the B6278.\u00a0 We followed this road N over Burnhope Bridge and NE into Edmundbyers.\u00a0 We arrived at the coach having once again donned waterproof jackets.\u00a0 As one of the group said, we can call this the jackets on – off walk.\u00a0 A shame that the weather spoilt what could have been a nice walk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0Click on any photo to view full screen.\u00a0 \u00a0 Move through the gallery using the\u00a0 \u00a0<\u00a0 >\u00a0 arrows.<\/p>