A Stroll around Ladybower to Wellhead

This week we were heading for the moors and looking for heather but unfortunately one of the access roads was blocked and no other obvious way in, so we decided a quick detour to Ladybower.
We parked on the access road before you get to Fairholmes, got booted up and walked down to the "beach" then across in front of the dam wall and walked up the road to a footpath to Wellhead. We passed an old red phone box which still works but there are only 2 houses there. We also passed a couple of old letter boxes marked GR and what looks like it could have been a chapel. It was a steady climb up what we thought was an old packhorse route towards Lanehead. We stopped beside a wall for shelter from the wind to have our breakfast and the views were fantastic.

The beautiful Ladybower 

Route around Ladybower

Looking down to Ladybower Beach

The pipeline across Ladybower

Ike, Rob and Geoff

Another view of the pipeline

Heading past the Howden West Tower 

Ike thought he was going to change into superman

Interesting notice on this gate

Chapel ?

Geoff

Ruins on the way up to Lanehead

First glimpse looking back to Ladybower

Kestrel

Breakfast stop

Great place to have your breakfast

Beautiful Ladybower

Don't know what this is but it looks nasty

Look at the hole in that gatepost. Ike & Geoff

Rob

Nice farmhouse

The sun came out for this shot of the pipeline.

Sun on the dam wall

Back to the car.

This was an unexpected walk because of the road blockage but we ended up on a path none of us had been to before. Although it was under 4 miles we thoroughly enjoyed it.
See you next week
Jim