As today was a bank holiday I went out on walk with Tim up in Derbyshire.

We met up in Earl Sterndale across the road from a very local looking pub called The Quiet Woman. The pub sign is a neatly dressed victorian looking lady carrying a tray of tea. All very normal until you notice she's got no head.

Suffice to say we didn't pop in for a drink...

It's been a while since I've really done any walking (not counting "to the car" and "round the shops" as walking!), in fact the last walk I did was Coniston Old Man as part of last years adventure challenge.

Parkhouse Hill was a rather steep reintroduction and I needed a sit down to get my breath back at the top. Then I realised we'd come up the easy side as the descent down the other side was even steeper. Chrome Hill - although higher - was a much easier climb as it is a bit more gentle and I think I was starting to warm up a bit after the initial shock of Parkhouse Hill.

With the two hills out of the way early on, we dropped down the back of Chrome Hill and then looped around the back of Hollins Hill and down through through Hollinsclough before skirting around the bottom of Parkhouse Hill and back to the car - still avoiding The Quiet Woman.

If I'm doing the adventure challenge again this year (which I am) then I think I'll need a bit more hiking training before June as this was only just over 6 miles with two pretty small hills and my legs feel knackered.

Labels: challenge training, hiking