Gun and The Cloud

21st June 2009

I was surprised to discover (while browsing Wikipedia!) that I had only climbed two of the five Marilyns (hills with at least 150m prominence) in the Peak District area. To remedy this, I headed to the south-western corner of the National Park for a walk over Gun and The Cloud, starting near Rudyard Reservoir. Now it just remains to visit the highest point of Kinder Scout!

Rudyard Lake, from the dam	Looking back to Rudyard	The view east from Gun	Zooming in on Hen Cloud
Looking west to The Cloud, my second objective for the day	Shutlingsloe, to the north	The Cloud	Wincle Minn
Heading along the Dane Valley towards The Cloud	The Cloud, from part-way up	Looking NE from the top	Looking towards Wincle Minn...
...and towards The Roaches and Gun	And the view south	Zooming in on Crossley Viaduct	Sailing boats racing on Rudyard Lake
		Rudyard Lake Steam Railway	Looking across the reservoir to the chalets on its western shore
More chalets, nearer the dam