Bleaklow
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Bleaklow is the northern sister to Kinder, joined to it by a neck of high land over 500 metres above sea level, over which pass the Snake Road and the old Roman road of Doctor's Gate. It is an area of typical gritstone plateau.

Walking on Bleaklow is no place for a casual Sunday hike, the peat moors of Bleaklow, are the Peaks’ most desolate landscape, Bleaklow means exactly what it says and it is one of the bleakest areas in the Pennines.

This is a vast moor land with Bleaklow Hill rising to over 2000 feet (610m). On a clear day, you can see Snowdonia but within seconds the weather can change to a complete whiteout with visibility of less than three feet

The picture above right gives you some indication of the scale of the landscape, with the two hikers trekking up the clough

The summit is often below the cloud base and it is very easy to get lost. Over 150 mm of rain can fall over a matter of hours, completely saturating the moorlands. This high rainfall though is necessary to maintain peat formation in the area.

These pictures are courtesy of Neil Pope, taken in 2006