Alstonefield to Millers dale

Weather today: Muggy, overcast, then sunny

Daily Miles Covered 15.9

Total Miles Covered: 440.60

Things of Interest: Derbyshire dales

Personal Comments: This really is a bonny part of the world. If you like spectacular gorges, clean rivers, where fish swim around readily seen, then this is the place for you. Villages like Alstonefield, where time as passed it by. Thorpe nestling in the limestone peaks near to Dovedale, Derbyshires premier dale. Youlgrave, Monyash and many more, too many to mention in fact. All of them in an area easily accessible, and where do most of us go, to the continent, ah well don't say I didn't tell you about them.
We followed Dovedale for a short while until it turned west for Hartington, we went up Biggindale, unusual in itself, as it was dry, no river or stream went down it. Limestone country lends itself to many different wild flowers. Today we saw in profusion, Common Spotted Orchids, Cowslips and a particular species of wild Thyme, which all help to make the day more interesting. After Biggindale we passed through the village by the same name, and The Waterloo inn, where last night the landlord Stuart, dished us up sirloin to die for.
The Tissington trail was very busy, its a cyclepath also for horses and walkers, on it you can make good progress, and we did. After that we went on The Pennine Bridleway, for 5 miles or so, and realised, the point where we arranged to meet Ross was in total 23 miles away. A quick phone call was in order, and met him at Millers dale, Another delightful place to end a walk