You have to submit details of your attempts first!Originally Posted by daz h
Can Ken bring my Killer / dozen certs
Decided to enter Ian so YOU can show me the route.
Ive not recced much
You have to submit details of your attempts first!Can Ken bring my Killer / dozen certs
Decided to enter Ian so YOU can show me the route
Ive not recced much
Dark Peak 'B' team were 18th and the Dark Peak Vets won their class, thats why I wasn't at the relays
Hiya Bornagain,
I met you on Saturday afternoon at Black Hill trig. Been out and recced this route this morning with Ratfink and her pals. Bumped into IanDarkpeak and his mate too.
Leave the trig and follow the PW until you get to a flooded area where the stone path goes over, just before you go over this 'bridge' there is a path to the left, follow this as best you can over the peat until you come to a fence, climb over the stile that also has a dog gate and follow the path all the way down to Crowden Little Brook (passing a white post and sheepfold), then you have about 2 miles along in to Crowden.
Hope this helps.
Linda
Thanks for that Mrs Stagger, I will try a recce again after the OMM
"Flooded area"? Can you be more specific?
Seriously though, lots of waterlogged ground - terrific!
Just had a reply from Unitied Utilities."Flooded area"? Can you be more specific?
Seriously though, lots of waterlogged ground - terrific!
We were being asked to continue for another 1.3K beyond Soldiers Lump before turning off for Sliddens.
I ran this last Friday and it was horrendous.
The best route for all concerned, UU and runners, is to got beyond the "flooded area" where you will see a mound of peat covered in small stones on the north side of the paving slabs. Turn left south st this point and pick up a small trod for 50 metres where another small trod crosses it. Turn right on this second trod which will bring you to the rickety stile at the top of Crowden Little Brook and nearly the start of the path down Sliddens.
The ultimate aim is to avoid damage to ANY newly seeded parts of the peat, namely before the flooded area.
This flooded area is just after a paving slab with 2 iron cleats in it, approx. 80 metres past Soldiers Lump trig.
If in doubt go on Pennine Way until long established grass is on the left (south) side of slabs.
This is imperative if we are not to jeopardise the future of the Trog.
Can you indicate this on a map for us please?
Hi Andy
The "old/usual" route before the flooded area was 50 double paces from the Soldiers Lump Cairn for me so should be similar for you.
By Plumbums description go beyond the "flooded area" where you will see a mound of peat covered in small stones on the north(right) side of the paving slabs. On race day we will put a marker here so it will be more obvious. I might go up this week and make a more obviuos cairn/Marker for recciers.
This is only a short deviation and soon brings you back on to the usual trod.
Ian
Difficult to show exactly where on a map but its well before you dop off the plateau.
Main object of the "diversion" is to avoid the obvious new gars on the south side of the paving slabs.
The new grassed area goes up to IanDP's "flooded area" whaich is a pond, about 10 / 15 metres long, either side of the slabs.
Just after these "ponds" the path rises slightly, after this rise there is a small mound of peat, on the north side, covered in small stones. Look south at this point and you will see the grass right up to the slabs, is well established stuff with a trod running away from you, follow this for 50metres and bear right on another trod.
OK, I'll go up and have a look. I'm sure it will make make more sense then.
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