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11 of us gathered in Monyash carpark for this [very unusually for me] partially recced walk, initially taking the small track and road around the northwest of the village, and then past the pond [no tadpoles seen today, just a duck and her 5 ducklings] along Icky Picky Lane [new to everyone] to join the Limestone Way. After passing the top of Fern Dale, we took the path heading uphill, through several fields [first map-reading challenge of the day, with a completely disappeared wall alongside the path] crossed the top of Cales Dale, before stopping for coffee beside the track leading to Cales Farm. Then off again, via Cales Farm and One Ash Grange Farm [looking quite sadly dilapidated now, but still with its interesting antique pig pens] to enter Cales Dale. It was decided that getting the very steep climb uphill on numerous steps completed before stopping for lunch [with a great view] was a good idea, so this was done – unfortunately it was the wrong bit of uphill!
So after lunch, the same challenging numerous steps were then carefully descended, back into Cales Dale, to then head the short distance down into Lathkill Dale, across the footbridge and up the correct steep ascent directly opposite. The next navigational challenge was trying to find the path [complete lack of helpful signposts on any farm building] and stile out of Haddon Grove Farm, with some retracing and counting of steps. Eventually successful, we then headed on emerging paths, and followed obvious stiles to the top of Ricklow Dale, which led us down past old mines, once more into Lathkill Dale, for a relaxed walk gently uphill to join Bagshaw Dale, passing several calm horses, and back to our cars. The day was finished in suitable style with tea and cakes on the village green,
Thank you everyone for your support, map-reading skills and tolerance for the various glitches on this 7.4 mile walking ‘adventure’.
Vanda Boyd
The 5 Dales we crossed or walked along were Fern Dale, Cales Dale, Lathkill Dale, Ricklow Dale and Bagshaw Dale. [and not to forget Icky Picky lane, of course!]“Icky Picky Lane” ic an example of “rhyming “reduplication”
in the English language. Other examples include:
argy-bargy, arty-farty, boogie-woogie, bow-wow,
chock-a-block, claptrap, easy-peasy, helter-skelter,
higgledy-piggledy, hobnob, hocus-pocus, hoity-toity,
hot-pot, hotch-potch, hubble-bubble, Humpty-Dumpty,
hurdy-gurdy, hurly-burly, itsy-bitsy, lovey-dovey,
mumbo-jumbo, namby-pamby, nitty-gritty, nitwit,
okey-cokey, okey-dokey, pall-mall, pell-mell, picnic,
razzle-dazzle, roly-poly, super-duper, teeny-weeny,
tidbit, willy-nilly.
No doubt you can think of others; there are some rude.
ones. Andy
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