This is a continuation from the last post where I walked from Ashbourne to Tissington.
It was an early start at 6.15am from Tissington, mainly to avoid holiday crowds. It’s actually quite dark as the station is in a cutting.
Once you get out of the cutting you get the full benefit of the morning sun. It was 10 minutes after sunrise so the landscape looked spectacular.
This stretch of the Tissington Trail is a mixture of cuttings and raised up areas, so in one area you get lots more trees, foliage and insects and in the other, the landscape is sparser but the views are beautiful. It can get very windy in the winter, so take care when you walk on more exposed sections of the trail.
The wind is cool and helps on a sunny day as this (luckily) was:
The views here are lovely, particularly if you like blue sky and cloud. There were a lot of trails from aeroplanes passing overhead…
Then it’s onwards as the trail gently begins to rise, in and out of the cuttings:
This is my favourite picture of the walk:
Then you arrive at Alsop. There isn’t much there apart from a shelter and several benches to stop and have a break. It’s worth having a rest as the next section does get a little more steeper and there’s nowhere to stop after Alsop (apart from one bench) until you get to Hartington, 5 miles north.
The views do get more interesting if you like landscapes…
The useful bench:
Flies can be bothersome here although they are more interested in flowers that you or I.
I left the Tissington Trail at Biggin:
Biggin itself isn’t exciting but the church of St. Thomas is worth a look. Sadly it’s locked (as churches have to be) so you can’t go inside.
The bus stop to head north to Buxton is outside the church and the bus south to Ashbourne is opposite. Buses run roughly hourly in the morning until midday(ish) and hourly from 3pm. Check the timetable before you think of using bus services around here!
I took the bus back to Tissington and hobbled back to the Tissington trail but walked through Tisington church on the way: