Kinver walks: a snowy Hyde lock and Canal

Continuing my snowy walk.
This is Hyde Lock. I'm always amused by the massive television aerials!

Another glimpse of Kinver Edge beside the slightly drunken canal sign

 I was heading towards the Stewponey

The occupants of this narrow boat must have been very warm: this woodsmoke is from their stove

 Memorial bench

The weak winter sun reflecting in the water

This is a lovely part of the world.

The canal enters a sandstone cutting: worryingly propped up by these brick pillars.

Dunsley tunnel goes right through the end of this sandstone ridge

This picture shows why the canal doesn't just detour round it: the River Stour is right by it

The 21m-long tunnel is hewn straight from the rock at first

But halfway through, it is brick-reinforced at a lower level. Responsible for many cracked heads over the years!

Just next to the tunnel, Dunsley Hall Hotel

The final bit tomorrow

The route: from Greensforge Lane, along the path, through Chance Wood to the Hyde, then along the canal to the Stewponey, turning left onto the path opposite the Stourton Castle entrance, and back up through the woods again. About 2.9 miles