24.04.09 The Roaches Distance12.km Highest Point 505m

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Hen Cloud

 

 

The Roaches from Hen Cloud

 

 

and now looking back to Hen Cloud from The Roaches

 

 

looking the other way

 

 

playing with new Ultra Wide lens. Care was taken to not get my feet in the shot

 

 

Doxey Pool is apparently bottomless and has a ghost in it. Best not to take a dip then.

 

 

Trig Point on The Roaches

 

 

I've seen these in fish tanks but then the Peak District was once below a tropical sea

 

 

Geordie exploring

 

 

Much easier to find Lud's Church when coming from The Roaches

 

 

One of the two entrances to Lud's Church from this end

 

 

I prefer the narrower entrance

 

 

I considered laying off the cakes when squeezing through this section

 

 

A bit wider now. Even Georide can get through.

 

 

Looking up the sheer wall

 

 

Lud's Church feels like the entrance to a hidden kingdom

 

 

boggy section

 

 

the exit

 

 

Taking the track out the top of Forest Wood put us onto this path leading back to The Roaches

 

 

Geordie leading the way back

 

 

The Roaches and Hen Cloud

 

 

Geordie posing and Tittesworth Reservoir in the distance

 

 

We took the track down to the climbers area above Rockhall

 

 

Continuing along the path towards Hen Cloud

 

 

approaching the end of our walk

 

 

turning right here lead us back down to the cars