Mother Cap & Over Owler Tor

We had on idea where we were going this morning, just head north and we'll think about it. Various options were considered and we agreed on Mother Cap to see the remains of the heather before it all went. We've been to this area several times before but always manage to find something different. We parked up where the ice cream van always parks on the B6521 just beside the back entrance to the Longshaw Estate.
Through the gate and down to Burbage brook, cross the bridge and up the old packhorse route across Lawrencefield to the A6187. Cross the road and up through the tree's then a bit of scrambling over rocks to get above the tree line then onto Mother Cap. When i turned around the views were getting better by the minute as the mist swirled around down in the valley off in the distance. We spent a few minutes around Mother Cap a rocky outcrop on Millstone Edge then walked the short distance to Over Owler Tor on the horizon. This is a group of rocks and the views from here this morning have to be the best views in Derbyshire, simply stunning. We had our breakfast here did a few pics including a woodpecker that had landed on the rocks.We wanted to go to Surprise View and with no obviously footpath we just headed through the bracken towards Millstone Edge. We eventually joined up to the footpath and spotted a load of climbers at the top of Millstone Edge. A short walk from there took us to Surprise View with more outstanding views. From there the footpath took us across the road and above Bole Hill then through the woods to Padley Gorge and eventually back to the car.

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This weeks route

Rob & Ike

Higger Tor & Carl Wark in the distance

Bridge over Burbage brook

Up through the heather on the old packhorse route

Sunrise over Lawrecefield

Geoff & Ike

Rob

Rob

Rob

Mother Cap

Rob at Over Owler Tor

Mother Cap

Mother Cap

Mother Cap

Mother Cap

Heading up to Over Owler Tor

Over Owler Tor

View from Over Owler Tor

Over Owler Tor

View from Over Owler Tor

Panorama from Over Owler Tor

Taking in the views

Taking in the views from Over Owler Tor

Me chilling out

A woodpecker on Over Owler Tor

Geoff, me, Rob & Ike

Ike setting up his camera

Rob

A jogger up on the trail

Rob

Me

The Hope Valley Cement works way off in the distance surrounded by swirling mist

Heading across the bracken towards Millstone Edge.

Ike & Rob

Surprise View

Climbers at the top of Millstone Edge

From the surprise View seating area

Someone left a glove behind, Ike tried it on but it didn't fit

Coming up through the woos in Padley Gorge

Strange black fungi

Fallen tree across Burbage brook

Weird tree

Fern

Mini falls in Burbage brook

Higger Tor & Carl Wark

We passed through Chatsworth Park and the light on the house was brilliant.

A very short walk this but we have been to all the Derbyshire edges in the past and this walk gave us the best views we have ever had. The light was brilliant, the temperature just right for walking, great company what more can you ask for.