We ventured into the White Peak on saturday, with a walk from Hartington down Beresford and Wolfscote Dales and back up Biggin Dale. All three are very nice, and make a nice change from the rather busier Dove Dale further down the River Dove. MWIS once again got the forecast spot on, suggesting it would remain dry until early afternoon. You have to question where they get their data from to be so accurate, especially when everyone else (i.e. the Met Office, the BBC, Metcheck) were all predicting that it would be pretty much apocalyptic in the hills.

From Hartington we drove around to Dove Dale, where I went for a run. If anyone’s thinking Dove Dale would be a nice location for a run, then take my advice and go somewhere else. Even when it’s raining there’s still hundreds of people, there’s loads of gates, and the path surface is well manicured and therefore pretty much like running on a road. That said, I still managed seven miles up to Milldale and back, so I was pretty pleased with the results regardless. The rain started properly as I finished my run, so the timing worked out perfectly.