MNTV walk with Stockport Ramblers visiting Coldwell Clough, Hayfield on Tuesday 31st October 2017

Tricia, Jean, Madeleine and Sue B from MNTV met with 20 or so Stockport Ramblers, led by Sue D (who is also a member of MNTV), in the Sett Valley Trail carpark at Hayfield at 10am.
Sue D had organised this walk as a celebration of the life of Susan Tarr, a hard-working member of MNTV, who was also a keen walker and rambler. Sadly Susan lost her battle with cancer a year ago and, in her memory, MNTV planted 3 Alder trees at Coldwell Clough, Hayfield, because this was one of Susan's favourite National Trust properties to volunteer at.

Follow this link to see the Blog of the tree planting last March:  http://mntv.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/planting-3-alders-in-memory-of-susan.html

Today's walk was to be a celebration of Susan's achievements, her friendship, her fantastic work ethic - always the first to get going on one of our workdays and the last to stop for lunch, her love of cake!, the walks she used to enjoy with Stockport and Marple Ramblers, and the 100 mile walks that she liked to do.
We were light-weights by comparison as todays walk was only about 11 miles (and some of us couldn't even manage all of that!) but would include 2,012ft of ascent!
We set off from the car park, up Chapel Street, left at the top taking a foot path contouring along the hillside via Phoside Farm to Peep O Day, across the main Chapel to Hayfield Road to follow the Pennine Bridleway right to South Head. We went up South Head to the top & had coffee on the other side, this was a welcome break.

We then descended Dimpus Clough to cross the River Sett, ascending around to Coldwell Clough.

Once there, Sue D said a few words in memory of Susan, and the 5 of us from MNTV went down the bank to the trees and had our photo taken in front of the plaque.

After our lunch break, Tricia and Sue B left the rest of the group and walked with one of the Ramblers down towards Hayfield, through the camp site.

The rest of the group carried on across fields to Ashes Farm, Tunstead Clough Farm & eventually Hill Houses, then on towards Farlands to walk anti-clockwise around Kinder Reservoir. From the bottom of William Clough they doubled back along White Brow to the shooting cabin & turned left down the snake path to return to Hayfield via Twenty Trees.

It was a lovely day, it stayed dry mainly and the sun shone a little in parts.

Many thanks to Sue D for organising the walk and making it so special.

Text regarding the route of the walk provided by Sue D.