Supposedly a "short week" this week, so arranged to do 10ish easy miles along the 5pits trail from Corbriggs near Hasland over to Tibshelf, and back with Steve. Took the small dog.
5 pits trail runs through the old mining areas in North Derbyshire. see http://www.northwingfield.name/5pitstrail.htm
5 pits trail runs through the old mining areas in North Derbyshire. see http://www.northwingfield.name/5pitstrail.htm
Decent weather for the walk, today. A bit nippy and overcast, but this helped keep us cool while remaining dry, so we made good time.
The trail winds along, mostly through fields and scrubland, only occasionally reaching housing.
We'd walked a section of the trail before, and the route finding was easy, so we made good time. The walk has great views (which I didn't photograph :D ), and has an enjoyably rural feel for a walk through what used to be a series of coalmines between Chesterfield and the M1.
I'm vaguely related to Roger Bannister, donchaknow ;)
Tibshelf on the horizon. We turned back at the main road due to time pressure, and didn't do a loop of the ponds.
Googling to pull this quick blog together, I discovered the ponds are in fact a "meeting site" for men of a common interest. Not quite what we had in mind!
Return route was the reverse of the way out :) There is a pub at the Tibshelf end, and a shop selling drinks.
It was a good, enjoyable walk, with just the right amount of difficulty and hills to keep the challenge.
Googling to pull this quick blog together, I discovered the ponds are in fact a "meeting site" for men of a common interest. Not quite what we had in mind!
Return route was the reverse of the way out :) There is a pub at the Tibshelf end, and a shop selling drinks.
It was a good, enjoyable walk, with just the right amount of difficulty and hills to keep the challenge.
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