Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir

Vital Statistics:

Length:	16½mls (26.5km)
Ascent:	2,604ft (794m)
Time:	8½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk d114:

Ladybower Reservoir  -  Fairholmes Car Park  -  Derwent Reservoir  -  Howden Reservoir  -  Fagney Clough  -  Ridgewalk Moor  -  Barrow Stones  -  Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill)  -  Alport Moor  -  West End Moor  -  Birchin Hat  -  Alport Castles  -  Rowlee Pasture  -  Lockerbrook Heights  -  Lockerbrook Farm  -  Fairholmes Car Park  -  Ladybower Reservoir

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

2 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) at 628m (2061ft). Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill) is known as an English Bridget.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Barrow Stones at 591m (1940ft). Barrow Stones is known as an English Bridget.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d114 Alport Castles and Bleaklow Stones from Fairholmes Car Park, Ladybower Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

*Alport Dale from Alport Castles (looking South)

Photo: Brian Davidson (3)

Howden Reservoir

Photo: Renata Edge (4)

Walkers and Cyclists near the Kings Tree turning circle at the northern end of Howden Reservoir

Photo: Bob Ferguson (44)

Howden Reservoir

Photo: Les Singleton (2)

Bleaklow Stones (Bleaklow Hill)

Photo: Nick Snape (6)

Lost Lad, Back Tor (Derwent Edge), Dovestones Tor, Derwent Edge, White Tor (Derwent Edge), Hurkling Stones and Whinstone Lee Tor above Ladybower Reservoir

Photo: Ben Stafford (36)

Howden Reservoir

Photo: Renata Edge (8)

One the towers of Derwent Reservoir Dam

Photo: Ian Windle (23)

Derwent Reservoir with Margery Hill beyond from Rowlee Pasture

Photo: Pauline Elliott (3)

Derwent Dam and Ladybower Reservoir

Photo: Nick Snape (2)

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