It was a lovely sunny start to Sunday with a nip in the air. Four departures this morning and while I sorted these out Chris went down to Andrew's to photograph some cows for him. Once back we went and got the paper and tried to decide where to go for a walk. I had suggested Lathkill Dale but thought it might be too much in the shade so I then suggested one of my favourite walks from here to Youlgreave but in the end we opted for Padley Gorge so we could see the autumn colours there. We were lucky to get the last parking space on the road to Grindleford station. We took the right hand, less defined path up the side of the gorge as you get closer to the water and I did remember there would be a few trickier bits to negotiate. We did get some nice shots during the day so I hope you like the pictures. There were a lot of other photographers out as well.
At the top of the gorge we had a fine view to Carl Wark and Higger Tor and we headed towards the Surprise car park but before we reached it headed down the hill in the direction of Hathersage. We found a spot to eat lunch on Millstone Edge with a nice view of Win Hill, Lose Hill and Mam Tor in the distance. We then picked up a green path below the Edge we have not used before which headed back to Padley Gorge. I had always heard about the number of 'abandoned' millstones below Millstone Edge and was delighted to have finally found them. Being in a wooded area there were lots of other tracks and at one stage I was not sure which path to take but we ended up back by the gorge, on the other side to where we had climbed up and very soon we were back down in Nether Padley. We walked along to the Padley Chapel, which was closed, but it was a pleasant diversion in the afternoon sun. Back at our peak district cottages and with a chilly night in prospect got the log burning fire going. Here is a shot to wet your appetite.
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