Moonlight Walk tonight (24 March)

[John Barnard]

As the nocturnal walk last month and today’s scramble have both been cancelled, there’s a full moon and a clear weather forecast tonight, and there seemed to be some interest from people at the ceilidh last night, there’ll be a sunset/moonlight walk tonight.
Meet at big Cutthroat Bridge layby on A57 at 216875 at 5.45pm. We’ll walk up to Whinstone Lee hopefully in time to see the sunset, and then carry on up Derwent Edge (possibly with some slight variations) towards Back Tor until we get bored/cold etc. and return the same way. Bring head torch (though probably won’t need it much) and a flask with something warming. Probably back down no later than 8.30 – 9.0pm (if we get all the way to Back Tor).
According to https://www.timeanddate.com the moon rises at 1746, and the sun sets at 1827, with astronomical twilight ending at about 2030. The moon will enter eclipse an hour or two before it sets at about 0600 tomorrow morning, but we won’t stay out that long!
JB

[John Barnard]

Eight people gathered at Cutthroat Bridge on Sunday evening for a rather hastily-arranged moonlight walk, including 5 survivors of the previous night’s ceilidh and 2 former members (who might even re-join). Apologies were received from a few others, with excuses including prior engagements and failure to recover from stripping the willow. We headed up to Whinstone Lee, the newly-risen full moon behind us, but views of the sunset were disappointing, as the disc had already disappeared behind Kinder Scout, and there was no colour to the clouds above. We traversed round above Ladybower reservoir before climbing back up to Derwent Edge, where we saw the full glory of the moon to the east. In the fading twilight we continued up to the Wheelstones, where we paused for warming refreshments, including tea, coffee, and Talisker (thanks, Max!). Despite the promises of Linda’s App there was no sign of any Northern Lights, and so we headed back down, the track illuminated all the way by the moon. Torches were only needed to avoid the mud on the final climb back up through the trees above Cutthroat Bridge to reach the cars. Thanks to all who came. JB

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