I started out at the Shire Brook Valley Nature reserve Car Park off Stone Lane. Back along the land to near the roundabout then down into the valley, glorious in spring weather. Along the valley and through Linley Park Meadows Nature Reserve eventually to reach another roundabout, Up into Woodhouse and back down to the car park.  

Very much in the home strait of my Ethel collection mission. There is space to park on the verges opposite Buxton Raceway. From there easy and pleasant over the two tops of High Edge past some nice sculptural rock scenery. Then down the hill towards Booth Farm. At the bottom of the hill were its a path heading straight up onto Hollins Hill. It isn't a right of way and it isn't access land but it is very inviting and no signage saying don't. So I did and down the same way. and back to car taking right of way that makes a short cut over the fields. I had not seen many lambs so far this year but there were a lot of them about today. 

From Chelmorton. Parked in main village street. Walked up to church. Up. Down. Home, Simple.  

​It was a lovely Sunday in early spring and it was busy. Happily the car park in Edale is big and some kind soul was leaving must as I arrived. Grindsbrook Clough is a lovely way up onto the plateau. The upper reaches are sometimes described as a scramble but it’s barely that, just a bit of clambering over boulders in the upper reaches. From the top it’s an easy stroll to the cairn on Grindslow Knoll. Then I followed a mostly decent path to Pym Chair, I say mostly decent. At one point my foot sank deep in some mud and when I pulled it out the boot stayed behind in the mud. Recovering it was not fun. From Pym Chair there is a faint path north to the 636m spot height which is the little visited summit of Kinder Scout. There is no path that I saw west from there to Kinder Low but I went that way anyway and it was not too bad. Thence Pennine Way all the way back to Edale. 

​Round the corner from the Hanging Gate pub there is space to park a few cars where the Gritstone Way crosses the road. I started by walking from here to the pub using a little footpath to cut the corner. Off to the left another path took me down into a valley then up again past High Lee Farm. Down Withenshaw Lane and another path past Longgutter Farm where I by-passed the policies walking down the neighbouring field to reach the derelict Wild Boar pub.  A path SW from here went down onto another valley then up again to a road.  There is a stone here inscribed “Wincle 2000 AD” and quoting Blake, “And did those feet in ancient time…” From here a track took me close my the entrances to two farms then onto a path through a nice little valley called Greasley Hollow. After this a path goes uphillpast the derelect Marekowles Farm onto the road that follows the ridge of Wincle Minn. I followed this to the A54 then the Gritstone Trail over Sutton Common all the way back to my car.    

I started at Tissington and followed the Tissington Trail north past New Inns to the carpark at the old station, Then uphill to New Hanson Grange and south to Bostern Grange. Just by the farm is a notice telling passers by to “Keep off the fucking grass”. Passing the farm gate I was confronted by a highly unfriendly dog running loose which I faced off for a minute orf so till someone in the house cottoned on and called it off. A little detour to the trig then on tp Washbrook Lane and home.     

​With David and James and Sam. From Losehill Hall Youth Hostel on Sheffield Philosophy reading weekend. Up onto Lose Hill, along ridge to Mam Tor. Stopped to take pictures by the lonesome tree on Back Tor. Back to Hollins Cross and back down. Early spring day in delightful company. 

​From Low Bradfield you can get to High Bradfield up the road of by a footpath a bit to the west leading up to the church which is what I have always done. Today for a change I took the footpath a bit to the west that starts at some way marked steps at the western tip of Damflask Reservoir. On getting to High Bradfield round a corner to join a thing the OS map calls the Sheffield Country Walk up a tiny hill called Castle Hill where if there was once a castle bot much remains. It’s easy going along paths a farm tracks past various little settlements as far as the carpark on Long Lane by Loxley Edge. Back along Myers Lane then downhill past Loxley House to the B6077 near the reservoir which I followed back to Low Bradfied past the sailing club. I had not realized Sheffield, not a notably maritime place, had a sailing club but it does.

I started in the car park by Fox Holes Lodge by Rivelin Reservoir, walked down the road a bit then up the lovely little gorge that is Wymong Brook. Neat the top there are two farms both of which the OS map tells us are called Wyming Brook Farm – or maybe it is one farm with scattered farm buildings. One of them has camping faciilties and sells take away coffee. From here I walked on past the three reservoirs and up the hill to Stanedge Pole. From Redmires Road by the upper reservoir, a path heads north over the moor.  I followed it in failing light then branched left top follow a path along Head Stone back to Wymong Brook Drive. I lost the main path towards the end but I got where I needed to be.    

From Hathersage up onto Stanage Edge and back again is one the the rightly classic shortish Peak District walks. I have done it many times but do not weary of it – it allows loads of small variations. Today I went up past the church and on up by Carr Head Farm with its vineyard and colourful outdoor décor across to the high road called the Dale that curves up and round below the edge. After it turns and rises to Callow Bank there is a short path up the trig point. II followed the Edge for about a mile. It was busy today, this beautiful January Saturday. Countless people, some playing with paragliders. I took a path down through the woods past the public toilets and  North Lees house and so homet.