Posts tagged peak district
Trail Notes | January 2020

A new series where I write about all the walks I have done each month, inspiring you to get out hiking yourself and giving you some great route ideas for the Peak District and beyond! This month involved mostly dog-walks in the Peak District. We enjoyed a couple of rambles up Derwent Edge, a hike along White Edge, Curbar & Froggatt, a stomp up Win Hill with a good friend, and a long 12-mile hike over Alport Castles and to Back Tor, along with a few more.

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A Springtime Sunrise

“Oslooo!” I called out to my three-year-old Trailhound, his little tail waved in the air as he leapt over to greet me. We bounded up the stairs leading to the summit of Mam Tor, two steps at a time as the sky was already a magical glow of pink and orange. My eyes were heavy but all I needed was this country air to revive me; air that smelt like early springtime freshness, the promise of change and excitement, of a long, warm summer spent happily in the hills. 

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The Hills Were Beckoning

When I woke up that morning I knew I needed to escape – the city, people, pollution, noise. I live in a quiet and leafy corner of Southern Manchester, but a yearning for the rolling hills, biting country air and being completely and utterly alone comes from deep within me, an ache in my stomach that gradually increases the longer I am not there. It was painful that morning. And so I had to leave.

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