I'm trying to find a big (for me) loop run /walk to do on Sunday, around the Lady Bower area. I could go all the way around both reservoirs and it's about 18 miles but I've done most of that before in pieces. So I've been looking for paths that link up with Bleaklow. The first loop I came up with went along the North side of Kinder, up onto Bleaklow then back across Howden Moor and the reservoirs but it was 25 miles + which I think is a bit ambitious.
I can see on the map an around Alport Moor called "Grains in the Water", "The Swamp" and "Hern Clough". On the OS map there is no path along the river (Alport?) in this area, BUT on Viewranger there is a path which follows the water the whole way until it links up with the Pennine way on Bleaklow.
Basically what I'm asking is ... what is this path like? Does it exist? How will I fair in trail running shoes crossing "The swamp" (what a name!).
Thanks for any help anyone can offer!