Knotbury from Hollinsclough
Cold, snow still on the Staffordshire Moors and a lot of pushing along the stoney track to 3 Shire Heads. Rushing streams, chickens and horses. Parked at Longnor and cycled to Hollinsclough then crossed the A53 down to Three Shires Head. Time was, we’d have gone door-to-door and added another 30+ miles. None of this wimpish old-aged driving out halfway. Last time we cycled to Three Shire Heads was 1992.
Pushing down to Three Shires Head
Either the track had got much worse or we’d come a different route last time.
I am a right get-off-and-push merchant myself, but even ironman had to push today.
Three Shire Heads is a lovely arched packhorse bridge over a stream. Walkers, dogs, cyclists. A good lung-clearing winter day. Came back over High Edge above Buxton then down what we’ve always called Cave Dale (cos it’s got caves in it) but I see the map calls it Dowel Dale, beside Chrome Hill to Glutton Bridge.
There’s a nice new deli in Longnor where we picked up some goodies. We missed out our usual visit to the craft centre and coffee shop cos we had an invite to tea elsewhere.
