Backpacking in Edale

After a restless night's sleep mainly due to a stuffy and runny nose. I was awake and got up after Karen started getting dressed at nearly 08:00.
We packed up everything and set off for breakfast at the National Trust's “Penny Pot” café next to Edale train station just down the road.
Having finished our breakfasts, we retraced our steps back along the road to the National Park information centre and then back along the route we had taken yesterday to arrive once again at the path crossroads on the Great Ridge at Hollins Cross. Again there were several DOE groups making their way in various directions and we had a quick rest on the ridge at Hollins Cross.
After our rest, we followed the path leading down towards Castleton and after the path joined a small road by the Hollowford Outdoor Centre, we followed this and soon were at the village centre in Castleton.
We had a quick break at a café and gift shop which sold ice cream to have an ice cream cone each while sitting outside the shop.
After our short break, we left Castleton on the Hope road and then followed a public footpath leading across fields to a minor road leading to Hope's village centre near the church.
We walked back the short distance to where we had left the car and after chucking our rucksacks in the boot and getting our hot boots off, we headed for home after a pleasant, if hot, overnight trip in Edale.