Ladybower Reservoir and Derwent Edge
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Autore
Statistiche del percorso
- Distanza
- 18,89 km
- Dislivello positivo
- 419 m
- Difficoltà tecnica
- Medio
- Dislivello negativo
- 419 m
- Altitudine massima
- 531 m
- TrailRank
-
40
4
- Altitudine minima
- 209 m
- Tipo di percorso
- Anello
- Tempo
- 7 ore 55 minuti
- Coordinate
- 3274
- Caricato
- 4 maggio 2015
- Registrato
- aprile 2015
vicino a Bamford, England (United Kingdom)
Visualizzato 1779 volte, scaricato 47 volte
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Descrizione dell'itinerario
A nice walk taking in all of the unusual formed rocks along the Edge. With a well earned stop off in the Lady bower Inn, about a mile before the end of the walk. As the weather was better in the morning we did the walk in reverse to the external link.
Geology
The high moorland plateau
on either side of the
Derwent Valley lies on top
of gritstone and shale rocks
[Rocks and Minerals Fact
Sheet]. These rocks were
formed about 326 million
years ago when sand and
mud were washed down by
a huge river from mountains
to the north into a vast
delta. Over millions of years
the sand and mud sediments
were compressed to form
gritstone and shale. Layers of
both these rocks can be seen
in the valley sides. Landslips
have occurred where shale
has fractured and the
overlying rocks have become
unstable. Alport Castles is
a famous example of such
a landslip and is protected
as a Site of Special Scientific
Interest (SSSI). Formed at
the end of the last Ice Age, it
is the largest landslip in the
Peak District and, possibly,
the largest in Britain.
The underlying rock of the
valley floor is shale which is
impermeable to water.
Geology
The high moorland plateau
on either side of the
Derwent Valley lies on top
of gritstone and shale rocks
[Rocks and Minerals Fact
Sheet]. These rocks were
formed about 326 million
years ago when sand and
mud were washed down by
a huge river from mountains
to the north into a vast
delta. Over millions of years
the sand and mud sediments
were compressed to form
gritstone and shale. Layers of
both these rocks can be seen
in the valley sides. Landslips
have occurred where shale
has fractured and the
overlying rocks have become
unstable. Alport Castles is
a famous example of such
a landslip and is protected
as a Site of Special Scientific
Interest (SSSI). Formed at
the end of the last Ice Age, it
is the largest landslip in the
Peak District and, possibly,
the largest in Britain.
The underlying rock of the
valley floor is shale which is
impermeable to water.
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Nice circular walk with broad 360 degree vistas.
Navigation straightforward
The only thing I would say is that the walk can be done in around 5 hours walking at an average pace of 3mph and allowing a couple of breaks
Was with the wife!
🤣