Peak District - 4 Inns Challenge Walk 31/01/2012 Distance - 40miles
Ascent - 8000feet
Time - 14hrs 50min
Route - Holmbridge Parish Hall - Isle of Skye Inn (now derelict) - Black Hill - Hey Moss - Crowden - Torside - Bleaklow - Doctor's Gate - Snake Pass Inn - Kinder - Old Naggs Head Inn (Edale) - Chapel-en-le-Frith - White Hall - Goyt Valley - Cat & Fiddle Inn - Buxton
Map of the route This challenge walk very nearly didn’t happen due to the long list of rules and regulations and not to mention the long kit list. After some discussion it was starting to look like the group had lost all interest in doing the walk until we got a message from Paul saying he was sending are entry from in along with payment. So that was it we would be doing it after all.We all met at Holmbridge Parish Hall for a 6.04 am kit inspection witch wasn’t much full empting are bags onto the floor to see if we had got everything on the kit list, like a sleeping bag, bivi bag and a group shelter after been given the all clear we had a quick breakfast before heading to the start line for a 7.04 start time.
We had a short road walk from leaving the start before we found the track that would take us to the 1st check point at the Isle of Skye. Which the remains had to be pointed out to us as there’s not much to see at all form here we picked the Pennine Way up, by this point a few of the runners were starting to pass us at such a pace you would think we was walking backwards. The ascent of Black Hill was starting to split the big groups up so we knew if we could keep a good pace up all the way to the top we could gain a few places witch we did. We made the ascent without stopping then continuing onto the trig point.
you can see the full trip report, pics and map on my blog
http://mountainboxer01.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/peak-district-4-inns-challenge-walk.html
