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13th June 2012 - Car Ramble - Ashopton Viaduct, Lead Hill, Derwent Edge / Wheel Stones / Cakes of Bread / Back Tor, Lost Lad, Sheepfold Clough, Abbey Brook, Abbey Bank, Briery Side, Wellhead, Ashopton Viaduct - leader Tony Allsopp - Wednesday (originally sheduled walk replaced - flooded streams difficult to cross) 

Climbing up Lead Hill
 
Winhill Pike behind, western 'arm' of Ladybower Reservoir below behind Ashopton Viaduct just visible
Lose Hill & Mam Tor in centre distance top, Crookehill Farm in centre middle.
at the southern end of Derwent Edge
looking down to the north end of Ladybower reservoir
Winhill Pike at top, part of Ashopton viaduct crossing Ladybower Reservoir below 
on Derwent Edge
looking from Derwent Edge southeast up Jarvis Clough & onto Moscar Moor. Crow Chin on Stanage Edge top left
Winhill Pike behind walkers
Crookehill Farm
Wheel Stones (often called Coach & Horses)
elevenses
 
June - her 77th birthday on this walk - longstanding member of Sheffield Ramblers
 
 
 
 
 
Cakes of Bread to right
 
Plover
limestone paving slabs (apparently reclaimed from mills) protecting path from erosion
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Back Tor - northern point of Derwent Edge
 
Lose Hill, Back Tor and Mam Tor visible in the distance
down Lost Lad
Howshaw Tor?
Berristers Tor, Abbey Brook & Cookes Clough (to right) ahead 
 
Howshaw Tor behind?
 
lunch at Sheepsfold
a renascence of bracken
another party on steep narrow path further up Abbey Clough leading to Dukes Drive
looking down Abbey Clough (leading to Derwent & Howden Reservoirs)
a split stone
 
 
siesta across Abbey Brook
Gravy Clough? leading into Abbey Clough
 
 
Howden Edge behind
 
 
Howden Reservoir overflowing - visited by 2 of party
 
up Abbey Bank - catching up party ahead
heading towards Briery Side - advance party ahead
 
 
looking up Mill Brook, Lost Lad & Derwent Edge behind
Ashopton Viaduct, our end point, in view
 
 
 
 
 
on track alongside Ladybower Reservoir
 

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