09th: Dovedale walk
In near perfect walking conditions, 16 of us set out from the old
station at Alsop en le Dale. It was nice to welcome back several
recently joined members also great to see Vince out walking again. We
first walked along the rim of Mill Dale before dropping down to Mill
Dale hamlet where we had a coffee break. The walk then took us down the
length of Dove Dale. We were fascinated to find that most of the fallen
trees and stumps had vast numbers of coins driven into them, thus
proving that money really does grow on trees. We had to have a go at
crossing the stepping stones even though we were not going that way!!
Most of us managed the ascent of Thorpe Cloud to magnificent clear
views, the rest of the party took the easier route up Lin Dale. A brief
stop was made at The Dog and Partridge in Thorpe for refreshments before
following the Tissington Trail to Tissington. The route then went over
the fields and back to the cars at Alsop.
Jack
