Walk leader: Serena
Difficulty: Moderate
Start time: 10am
End time: 3pm
Start point: Heatherdene Car Park
Start point - What 3 Words: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nFc6U4G9vjz9SnhB7?g_st=ic
Route type: Circular
Distance (in miles): 12 (or more like 9, depending on pace)
Ascent (in meters): 604 (or half of this - read below)
Which Ethels are included in your walk, if any?: Back Tor, Lost Lad, maybe Crook Hill
Is your walk dog friendly?: Yes, well-behaved dogs kept on a lead
Full description: One last push to collect a few more Ethels before the year is out! We will head up Derwent Edge via White Tor, raid the Salt Cellar and inspect the Cakes of Bread (please bring your own snacks in case of geological disappointment), before making our way to Back Tor and finally Lost Lad. By then, we should have worked out who the lad was, how he got lost, and whether he was simply looking for the pub (I will try and provide verified historic facts!). Hopefully, we will also still have everyone we started with. If that's the case, we will decide whether to head down to Ladybower and get back to the car park, or if we feel energetic enough to get to the opposite bank and climb up Crook Hill!
Public transport or car sharing options: there is no public transport to the start of this walk, including no 257 on a Sunday. Please arrange lifts in the comments!
Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year, with plenty of warm clothes and waterproofs, as well as food and water. Further information on what to bring can be found on our website here: https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-prepared
Sign-up:
Sign-up for this walk opens 5 days before the event. If you sign up and can no longer make it, please be respectful of others and remove yourself from the event so that others can take your place. We request you do this ***NO LATER THAN 6pm*** the night before the walk.
Please note:
Sheffield 20’s and 30’s Walking Group is part of the Ramblers, a registered charity. All of our leaders are volunteers. Everyone is welcome to join us on our walks, there is no need to contact us in advance, and as long as you have a place on our Meetup booking system you can just show up. Non-members can come on up to 3 walks before joining the group. After 3 walks, we require you to sign up as a Ramblers member for insurance purposes. More information about the group can be found at https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/faqs.