A Walk in the Goyt Valley

Parking at the car park next to Errwood Reservoir, Karen and I walked along the road next to the reservoir the along a path which gradually rose on rough grass until turning to the right a path beside a drystone wall led us to the top of Shining Tor.
It was a dry, sunny and windy day, quite cool but with a cold wind so as there was a wooden bench in the shelter of a corner of the wall right next to the Trig. Point on the summit, we took the opportunity to sit on the bench where we sheltered from the wind and had a snack.
It was good that the weather was so clear because there were views into the far distance practically in all directions.
After the short break we followed the route along which was furnished with large slabs of stone across boggy ground dropping a little and then rising again to the rounded summit of Cat Tor.
Soon the path dropped down to Pym Chair with views across to Windgather Rocks. We finished the remainder of our lunch in the shelter of a wall next to the minor road.

Next, we followed the minor road for a while, mainly on the rough grass verge then left it to follow a path which led back down to the road next to Erwood Resrvoir.
We then just had to walk back along the road for a short distance taking us back to where we had started.
In the evening we met Keith and Pete Collins for a meal in the Miners Standard. They were up to do a bit of digging in Water Icicle Close Cavern and told us about the state of Cherty-Two Choke which had suffered a collapse in the past week or so.
After the meal, we walked back to our house as Keith and Pete returned to the OCC Cottage.