Stipperstones

DATE 18.02.2017 | DISTANCE approx 12.9KM |

Posted by Matt | Filed under OTHER LOCATIONS

 

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I hadn't seen much of Shropshire before so I was pretty excited to find this route. I'd not even heard of Stipperstones either so I searched up on youtube and saw some great videos of this interesting ridge.

When we first arrived we sat around in the car hoping the fog would shift. It didn't look like it was going to though so we headed off with our fingers crossed that we would eventually be able to see something today. visibility improved on the ridge but the fog clung to the highest sections throughout the day. Time to play around on the rocks!

 

A VERY FOGGY START WITH NOAH, ALAN AND ANDY

HARD TO TELL HOW MUCH IS MUD AND HOW MUCH IS COWPAT. This occured during the ascent up through some fields with no way of dodging so pretty boggy ground.

up to a crossroads and beyond. we chose to drop down slightly on the other side of the ridge with the promise of a very pleasant view.

ahh a nice view and finally some descent visibility. green hill to the right... our next destination.

green hill and a cloud topped ridge from which we came

green hill

looping back round towards the ridge from green hill

starting to get some interesting rocks along the ridge. a drop in visibility though.

noah

heading onto devil's chair

on devil's chair

leaving devil's chair

another section to clamber with devil's chair behind

Not the most accesible trig point but we wont be stopped

just in time for the selfie

looking back to the trig point on the outcrop in the distance. finally an improvement in the visibility

CRANBERRY ROCK I BELIEVE?

DROPPING DOWN FROM THE RIDGE IN THE DIRECTION OF 'THE BOG'.

THE VIEW FROM NIPSTONE ROCK

THE RETURN PATH NOT FAR FROM THE KNOLLS