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H aving grabbed a few days away earlier in the year to see Malta’ s Azure Window- which was just in time before a storm washed it into the sea- Chiz Dakin has been( and still is) hard at work in the Peak District. Her Cycling in the Peak District guidebook is well on its way through second edition updates( a much larger process than she envisaged with new and improved mapping, changes allowed by the relaxation of rules about cyclists on towpaths, a discovery that her routes are perfect for the new breed of gravel bikes, and a generally good spruce up in every respect).
She’ s also about to start work on some new walking guidebooks to the Peak District over the summer( some of which might just involve some cafe stops), will be leading a photo walk for the Sheffield Walking Festival and also hopes to build up more of a mini-website around her Tour de Peak District long-distance cycling route, which is“ the nicest available route around the edge of the Peak District National Park boundary” and is now available in both off-road and road flavours.
In between Peak District work, she’ s often found walking or cycling in the Lakes, Snowdonia, Scotland and any other interesting bit of hilly or coastal land. To see a selection of Chiz’ s Malta photos go to www. bit. ly / malta-photos. For more information about the Tour de Peak District go to www. bit. ly / tour-de-peakdistrict.
Malta’ s Azure Window before it was lost in a storm