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25th March 2012 - ** Millers Dale up Chee Dale to Cowlow, return via Monsal Trail opened old rail tunnels to Millers Dale - Sunday

B6049 (west of old rail bridges in Millers Dale)
Chee Dale
 
 
wild garlic
Monsal Trail viaduct above Chee Dale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
smooth polished limestone - care required particularly in wet conditions
 
 
 
fungi on tree stump
 
 
 
Monsal Trail above
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blackwell Cottages - Monsal Trail ends near here - cycles locally for hire - can cyle to Bakewell and beyond
looking back down Chee Dale
towards Cowlow
Topley Pike Quarry - Deep Dale just visible behind and right of quarry - Churn Hole in centre also leads to Chelmorton
Woo Dale below Cowlow
bridge below Cowlow over River Wye next to A6 road - footpath across A6 road & railtrack up to Sterndale (no safe pedestrian access along A6)
 
 
 
 
Chee Dale below seen from Monsal trail 
Inside a Monsal Trail tunnel - soot from steam trains several centimetres thick clings to walls
 
cyclists heading for old Millers Dale Station
 
Quarry east of old station

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