25/02 – Dovestone Circuit via Alphin Cairn

Dovestone Reservoir (or Dove Stone Reservoir) is a popular tourist spot just inside the Peak District near Oldham. On nice days in the summer it’s impossible to get a parking space after 10am due to people treating it like their local beach resort. For that reason we’ll head there when it’s still winter and has a surprisingly bitter wind. To start we’ll head away from the reservoir along a couple of tracks before heading back on ourselves and ascending to Alphin Tarn. The ridge will then be followed for several miles via Wimberry Rocks until we reach Chew Reservoir. We’ll then traverse the rocks and edge overlooking the eastern edge of Dovestone before descending back to the reservoir. At that point we’ve joined the masses and will return to the cars.