I took a bit of time for me and went for a walk around Ladybower going up onto Derwent edge and this post has a few camera snaps to show the lay of the land and a Google earth screen grab overlayed with the route I took.

When I set off from home the skys where blue when I got to Ladybower and by the time I had gotten onto the tops the cloud had complete cover ………..

I parked on the A57 Snake Rd in the layby overlooking Ladybower I then crossed the road onto Derwent lane and walked alongside the Reservoir dropping down a couple of times where I could to the waters edge and also having my lunch on a bench overlooking the water I was watched a few inches away by one female Mallard duck who circled me waiting for a snack, I then walked a bit further and took some shots of a fence that runs into the water and noticed the blue green algae slick drifting in the water.

I then went on the logging track up through the woods along the edges of the high pastures ont a bridleway below Derwent Edge and walked that for a while and decided I would “Nip ” up to the top of the edge and walk to Dove stones well nipping across ferns and heather is harder than staying on track (always recommended).

When I got onto the top it was easy walking as and the peat covered top now has a paved path a lot different from my early days 40yrs ago, this is to protect the tops from the damage by walkers and others, I carried on to dovestones then started my descent down to the reservoir past the shooting butts and frightening up many game birds.

I have walked this area for 40yrs and I never tire of it……….

This is the route

Oh I didnt know I could get this on Google earth App but I did my random button pressing and this popped up it shows distance covered and elevation neat I may use this a bit more, I covered about 14km and went from 215m to a high point of 512m

Looking across on the way up

 

Some rock formations and some rock worked by locals on the top of derwent edge

And on the way back down