Marsden Weekender: Day One

Distance: 15 miles
Ascent: 900m
Weather: dry, but overcast and windy
No dog incidents. 

Sulky walkers coming the other way: 2

This weekend is a tester to see if we think that we'll be in a fit state to walk the Pennine Way in a couple of months. Illness, bad backs and family commitments have kept us away from the hills for a while and I (at least, I don't want to do Rob a disservice) am shockingly unfit.

So we have planned a two day excursion out on the Pennine hills to Marsden and back.

We headed round Strinesdale Reservoir and down to Diggle via Badger Lane (accompanied by a skylark.) Over Lark Hill Lane and around Castleshaw to join the Pennine Bridle Way. We followed this a while and then joined the Station to Station Walk across the moors to the end of the Standedge Tunnel and along the canal into Marsden. We are carrying pretty much full rucksacks and wore trail shoes.