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7th December 2013 - Shutlingsloe

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 6.5 miles

Total ascent: 1582 ft

OS map used: OL24 - The Peak District, White Peak area

Time taken: 3.5 hrs

Route description: Trentabank Reservoir-Shutlingsloe-Wildboarclough-Lower Nabbs Farm-Greenway Bridge-Oakenclough-Haddon Farm-Gritstone Trail-Trentabank Reservoir

I went south into the Peak District today to find better weather and it wasn't too bad. It was windy but it stayed dry until I was heading back on the Gritstone Trail.

From the car park at Trentabank Reservoir I followed the path to the top of Shutlingsloe. I then made my descent down the other side to the hamlet of Wildboarclough. The next stretch was across a succession of fields until I reached the driveway of Lower Nabbs Farm. I then walked down the road to Greenway Bridge to pick up the footpath up Oaken Clough. This crosses High Moor to a walled path down to the road at Haddon Farm. I crossed the road to a path across a field to another road to pick up the Gritstone Trail. I followed the trail north across a few fields until I reached a road which I used to get me back to where I was parked.

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By Trentabank Reservoir at the start of the walk
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Heading up through Macclesfield Forest
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A common sight in the Peak District are these Peak District and Northern Counties Footpaths Preservation Society signposts
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The top of Shutlingsloe in sight
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The view from the top of Shutlingsloe. Dark clouds over Shining Tor.
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Macclesfield Forest below
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Looking west to the Cheshire Plain
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Zooming in and I can spot the Lovell Observatory at Jodrell Bank
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Shining Tor and the moors around the Cat & Fiddle
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The Roaches to the south
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The view southwest towards Staffordshire
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The trig point that marks the summit of Shutlingsloe
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Heading down the lane to Wildboarclough
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A couple of shots of Clough Brook at Wildboarclough..
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Crossing the fields to the south of Shutlingsloe
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No excuses for going astray here
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At that stile and looking down the valley of Clough Brook which is on its way to join the River Dane
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The fields just crossed
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Fungus covered stump
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Heading up Oaken Clough
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Shutlingsloe puts in an appearance at the top of Oaken Clough
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On the track down to the road at Haddon Farm
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Approaching showers over Macclesfield
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Tegg's Nose from the Gritstone Trail for the final stretch back to where I'm parked
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and a final shot of the valley of the River Bollin

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