This path is heavily used by walkers and had since been resurfaced with sandstone flagstones to protect it. (Path resurfacing is discussed a little later).
If you want more information on path resurfacing and management, go to the Pennine Way National Trail Office & National Trust High Peak Estate sites
The peat textures you can see in the photo are caused by different erosional factors:
- The dimpled peat in the foreground and photo right is caused by continual freezing - thawing and refreezing of the earth (termed freeze-thaw).
- The exposed peats texture on the slope sides in the back of the photograph is caused by freeze-thaw and soil creep.
- Slopes wash or redeposit the peat in lower areas between haggs (as seen in the centre of the photo).
Blanket peat has two different layers, acrotelm and catotelm. These layers are important to the formation and erosion of blanket peats on the Peak District.
To find out more about peat, visit the peat theme pages.