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25th August 2011 - A Dove Stone Horseshoe

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 11.2 miles

Total ascent: 2367 ft

OS map used: OL1 - The Peak District, Dark Peak area

Time taken: 7 hrs

Route description: Dove Stone Reservoir, Greenfield-Bradbury Lane-Intake Lane-Alphin Pike-Wimberry Rocks-Chew Reservoir-Dish Stone Brow-Fox Stone-Ashway Rocks-Raven Stones-Birchen Clough-Greenfield Reservoir-Yeoman Hey Reservoir-Dove Stone Reservoir, Greenfield

I parked in the car park at Dove Stone Reservoir. From there I walked along Bradbury Lane and Intake Lane before heading up to Alphin Pike through pathless heather. I then walked along the brow of the hill past Wimberry Rocks and above the valley of Chew Brook to Chew Reservoir. I then followed a path above Dish Stone Brow around to the Fox Stone and Dean Rocks. Ashway Gap was then crossed on route to Ashway Rocks and Raven Stones. From Raven Stones I made my way down into Birchen Clough, which I followed down to Greenfield Brook. I then followed a track down past Greenfield, Yeoman Hey and Dove Stone Reservoirs back to the car park.

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Alderman's Brow and the Dove Stone dam from Bradbury Lane
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Alderman's Hill from Bradbury Lane
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The view back to the dam and the moors beyond
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Near the top of Alphin Pike. Dove Stone Reservoir below.
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The villages of Saddleworth below..
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Manchester in the distance
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On Alphin Pike
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The view across to Hollingworthall Moor
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and out across Greater Manchester
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The Saddleworth Moors
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A view of Dove Stone Reservoir as I head for Wimberry Rocks
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On route to Wimberry Rocks
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Dove Stone Reservoir
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On Wimberry Rocks
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The view back to Alphin Pike
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Dove Stone and Yeoman Hey Reservoirs from Wimberry Rocks
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Above Stable Stones Brow. The view back to Alphin Pike and Wimberry Rocks.
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Across the valley of Chew Brook
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Walking above the valley of Chew Brook
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The view down to Dove Stone Reservoir
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Views of Chew Brook valley on the way up to Chew Reservoir..
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Chew Reservoir
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Dove Stone Reservoir from Dish Stone Brow
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Stable Stones Brow and Wimberry Rocks
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At the Fox Stone and looking across to Alderman's Hill
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Greenfield and Dove Stone Reservoir
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Dean Rocks
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Yeoman Hey Reservoir
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Dean Rocks on the left after crossing Ashway Gap
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Memorial to James Platt MP for Oldham, killed by accidental discharge of a gun
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Dean Rocks from Ashway Rocks
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Stable Stones Brow, Alphin Pike and Dove Stone Reservoir
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Alderman's Hill and Yeoman Hey Reservoir
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Greenfield Brook on route to Raven Stones
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Greenfield Reservoir
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The Saddleworth Moors
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Greenfield Reservoir from the Raven Stones
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Birchen Clough from Raven Stones
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Holme Clough heading up into the Saddleworth Moors
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Pictures of the cascades in Birchen Clough.....
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Greenfield Brook with Raven Stones above
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Greenfield Reservoir
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Dean Rocks and Great Dove Stone Rocks above Yeoman Hey Reservoir
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Yeoman Hey Reservoir
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Back at Dove Stone Reservoir

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