Circular Walk from Hartington

While we were out walking yesterday, Pete and Keith were back digging at Water Icicle Close Cavern. They had joined us in the evening for a meal at the Miners Standard in Winster and stayed at our place. They planned to return to the dig today and Karen was also going for a trip down the cave and I went walking!
After we all had breakfast as usual at Monyash, where we also met Boyd with the same plan – breakfast anyway, if not digging, I said “see you later” and drove over to Hartington. I followed a circular route I have done several times before and after passing Hartington Hall, an impressive Youth Hostel. I headed across some fields and joined a track which led to the top of Beresford Dale.
Continuing down Beresford Dale it started to drizzle lightly. Continuing down Beresford Dale I reached Wolfescote Dale, until reaching the junction with Biggin Dale which I followed until after crossing some fields I was back where I started in Hartington.
I sent a text messsage to Karen to say I was returning to Monyash cafe at around 1:00 pm and after some cake and a mug of tea I decided to head for home but sent another text message to Karen first to let her know. As I was setting off, she rang to say she was just getting changed after her caving trip and I returned to the cafe to meet her.
Afterwards it was back home. Of course now the ran stopped and the sun came out!