On Friday we walked from the car park next to the Derbyshire Bridge Ranger Centre, which is off the A537 Buxton to Macclesfield road just before the Cat and Fiddle if you are driving from Buxton, towards the Errwodd and Fernilee reservoirs.
The tarmacked road, which is one way only from the opposite direction, runs alongside the River Goyt all the way. The Derbyshire Bridge was so called because at one time it was the boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire. It crosses over the river a little way down on the walk.
Above us were the moors full of heather and wild bilberry. We saw, in the distance, a grouse perched on a fence post.
Below is the pretty stone bridge we saw down in the valley crossing the River Goyt with signposts for walks over the moors. We decided to stick with the road on this visit but would love to return and walk some of the other footpaths.
As you walk closer to the reservoirs you leave the open moors behind and enter woodland where there are lots of rocky waterfalls down towards the river.
It was a very peaceful walk just one car passed us by and a few cyclists, a couple of them heading in the wrong direction down the one way only road. Fortunately we were fairly well tucked into the side of the road having heard them just in time as they don't seem to ring their warning bells anymore and just shout out 'mind' which is a wee bit disconcerting!
We followed a path down to the river bank and stood for a while watching the fast flowing river eddying across the rocks before heading up towards the road again to continue our walk.
At which point I too will take a break and continue the walk in another post.
This is lovely! I have fond memories of childhood picnicking here with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the next part of your walk.
It's lovely in that area isn't it? It's a few years since I last walked in the Goyt Valley and around Fernilee Reservoir - look forward to seeing more of your photographs. Another 'place to go' this summer perhaps:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to walk, that's what I enjoy the most about walking in England, so many paths, nothing like that here.
ReplyDeleteIve never been here Rosie, so many thanks - and it will be going on the list! xxxx
ReplyDeleteLooks like heaven to me, looking forward to part 2. Suzy x
ReplyDeleteI wish I had someone to go walking with! A beautiful looking place and I can imagine the sound of the fast flowing river. x
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful area and so many lovely walks.
ReplyDeleteOne of those places that I visited once long ago and always intended to go back to - and now I feel as though I have. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt's so lovely around there. But it's a smidgeon isolated for my taste. Good to visit - but I'd hate to live there.
ReplyDeleteAnother great walk, Rosie. I love that little bridge. It looks as if we have both been in the same area. I have just come back from a weekend near Hartington and am in the process of blogging about it too. What a fabulous area.
ReplyDeleteOn Friday, we spent the morning at Windgather Rocks (having crossed the Errwood dam wall) and the afternoon at Castle Naze, from where we could see the Cat and Fiddle! Small world :)
ReplyDelete... wait... I am just getting my walking boots... love Helen, Darcy and Bingley xxx
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