Miller's Dale to Charlesworth (Nr. Glossop)

Weather today: Very warm and sultry

Daily Miles Covered: 18.20

Total Miles Covered: 458.80

Things of Interest: Views of the long Pennine Range ( 270 miles long! )

Personal Comments: We left Miller's Dale in the Peak District and quickly found ourselves in a real jungle called 'Monk's Way'. We battled through this tough,rocky terrain(we ended up climbing up a dried up river bed full of great bolders) to pick up the Limestone Way.
Following this, we arrived at Peak Forrest in the high Peak District, well aware of sweating bodies and sunburnt legs and arms. Frank is getting brown legs for the first time in living memory!
We picked up the Pennine Bridle Way and soon faced a "severe" climb up onto the high Pennines to arrive at 'South Head', well into the high peak district.
This area was being roasted in strong sunshine as were we. We finally started a descent into the very picturesque village of Hayfield. Loads of folks were supping lager, but we resisted (having such strong willpower!) and marched on. Through Little Hayfield, we started a serious climb once again and ended high up ducking to avoid incoming planes making their approach into Manchester airport.
Following the Pennines, we finally walked into Charleswoth (Near Glossop), where I was able to wash my feet and legs under a pub hosepipe before applying loads of Ibufen Gel to sooth and relieve my suffering leg/ankle tendons which had been "complaining" to me for most of the day.
My internal medication for very sore tendons was 3 pints of Robinson's bitter in the hostelry where we are staying over night!