Margery Hill & High Stones from Flouch. Is Howden Edge always windy/what's your experience up there? скачать в хорошем качестве

Margery Hill & High Stones from Flouch. Is Howden Edge always windy/what's your experience up there?

Today, Anita and I ventured up to Howden Edge to tag Margery Hill and High Stones. (High Stones is the highest Peak in South Yorkshire). We parked at Flouch Waterboard free car park near Langsett Reservoir. The hike was 11.41 miles in total. We started off in T-shirts and then I ended up in a down coat with my hood up and thermal gloves on. Not the attire I was expecting to wear in early July. It was windy, to say the least, but we got lucky with the rain. It was spitting for about 1/2hr but nothing more. We took a lunch break for a sarnie and to camel up at Margery Stones which appeared to be the only shelter from the wind in the area. This is also a favourite spot for wildcamping. I didn't record a lot of footage on this hike due to the excessive wind noise. I have hiked up Howden Edge twice now, and both times, it was very windy. It makes me wonder if Howden Edge is one of those exposed ridges in the Peak District on which it is always windy. Along the route there were also views over Howden Dam. One other way to reach High Stones is to park at Fairholmes and hike up over Derwent and Howden Dams. All in all this was a geat little hike and a thoroughly enjoyable too. Trig 27 of 88 on the 88 Trig Point Challenge.