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Caption: Hiking Trails
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Caption: Where I grew up, in the #peakdistrict is a magical place and a mecca for all things natural and outdoors.
As a kid, I would use these beautiful open spaces as my outdoor playground and a place I could happily roam free.
With a network of hiking trails that weave across the landscape, you can happily connect from one location to the next.
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Caption: The landscape is high, rugged and untamed. It has natural rock formations that have been carved by the elements, yet stand here, through the tests of time.
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Caption: Formed out of Gritstone, they are shaped by the ever-changing winds that seem to batter them every single day.
Their shapes are natural and uncontrolled.
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Caption: The hiking trails are well marked, but the terrain can be challenging, rough and soggy underfoot.
Here you can walk, run for miles and marvel in enticing 360-degree views.
As a result, it becomes a popular place for others to get outside and enjoy their own fix of the great outdoors.
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Caption: Chrome Hill is one of my favourites hikes, with a rugged landscape and magical views.
Despite being overly Instagrammed, it always remains a place I love.
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Caption: Millstone Grit is an amazing rock, that can also be a geologists dream.
It is also popular with climbers and boulderers too, who come here to enjoy the challenges that these natural wonders present.
When the light changes and the atmosphere begins to change, it can almost feel like you're in another world.
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Caption: In the valley below are the farmsteads and rural dwellings I know so well. Places I remember and will always call home.
Caption: Thanks for passing by and of course, reading my latest #story and the #photography that accompanies it.
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