Members Present: Mike Graves, Sheena Hendrie, Lorna Marsland, Lester Payne, Alan (H) Jones, Alan Peck, Dave Wylie, Pete Walker, Roger Dyke. Prospective Members: Trish Cranston, Roger Daley. Guests: Chris Pollard, Eric Graves.

If I have missed anybody off the list my apologies, I now have a super - dooper high speed computer, and I forgot to transfer my walk from my old computer!!!

The weather was quite pleasant for the start from the car park at the start of the Longdendale Trail.

We set of at a good pace through Hadfield, and then a new housing estate, which wasn't there three years ago. Passing through Tintwistle we had great water display at the local water works, pity Mr Handel was not with us. At the start of open country, Lorna decided to strip off so we all joined her, it was now shirtsleeve order. In true K.M.C. spirit Lester walked from home to meet us half way up Ogden Clough exactly on time. After our coffee break it was now a slog through the mire, everybody taking their own route to Chew Reservoir where we took our lunch. During the lunch break I noticed a man and two dogs running uphill, I thought this can only be Alan (H) Jones, his first words were [I think that I have the wrong shoes on!] He wasn't even out of breath! As we got near Laddow, Dave and one or two of the hard climbers took Trish to see the famous cave, the rest of us decided a coffee was a better option. The walk continued across Rakes Moss to Lads Leap, and into the rain. We descended to Torside Reservoir and the last mile of the Longdendale Trail. The day finished in the Bulls Head in Tintwisle.

The start of the walk is the car park for the Longdendale trail, G.R. SK025963. Starting at Padfield the walk continues to Tintwistle (pron. Tinsel) Bridge. We continue from the High St onto Arnfield Lane, following the lane onto the open moors. Our route is then as follows- Arnfield Low Moor, Ogden Clough, Ormes Moor and onto the Chew Reservoir and Laddow Rocks, the last time I climbed here was with Milly Black and the rest of the club. The walk continues down to Crowden then over to Lad Leap and back to Arnfield Lane. Distance 12 miles.