Our first view of our Five/Six Dales walk from Monsal Head viewpoint. 
Water-cum- Jolly Dale 
Almost in snow in Tideswell Dale.
Walking down Tansey Dale.Walk stats:Distance: 8.9 miles; Climb:728'.
Time: 4 hours 10 minutes; Walking average:2.8 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Celia, Mike D. and Dave J.
What a glorious day this turned out to be! Bright and sunny all day, cool at times in the deep sided valleys but could have been regarded as short wearing temperatures when in the sun at lunch at Litton. These five dales, part of the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve, are always a delight to ramble through, and today was no exception. The views, especially when we looking down towars the valleys were superb with distant fields outlined with snow that had drifted towards the stone walls. Our only real challenge of the day was our need to wade through water along Water-cum-Jolly Dale, but fortunately the depth of water on the flooded path was only about 4 inches deep and our boots could cope with it!
The dales included on this walk were Upper Dale/Monsal Dale, Water-cum-Jolly Dale, Miller's Dale, Tideswell Dale, Tansey Dale and Cressbrook Dale, six in all, but we did start from Monsal Head.
Birds seen or heard today included:Robin, Wren, Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Raven, Goldcrest, Housesparrow, Blue tit and Great tit.
After walk drinks were taken at the Wilkes Head in Leek, where the beer and the welcome were excellent, but this is what we have come to expect from this wonderful friendly hostelry. It could do with being a touch warmer in the winter, but thankfully this time I did remember to put my fleece on!
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