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24th June 2012 - Prewalk - Edale, Nether Booth, Jaggers Clough, Backside Wood, Upper Fulwood Farm, L. B. River Noe, Normans Farm then R. B. River Noe, Hope, Brough, Shatton, River Noe joins River Derwent, R. B. River Derwent to Leadmill Bridge, Hathersage - Sunday

after heavy rains rivers swollen & much mud

Edale Church
 
Back Tor across the valley
a conference of politicians at Nether Booth?
followed this path / later bridleway to Jaggers Clough ford
tarred road from Edale behind gate and path followed
Lose Hill across the valley
part of 'Roman Road' on the skyline leads to Hope (& Winhill Pike) . Railtrack bends right towards Hope
 
sheltering behind a wall
'Roman Road' & woodland
 
 
 
Mam Tor & Rushup Edge on Skyline
Lose Hill (Wards Place), Back Tor, Mam Tor on skyline
Winhill Pike just visible from high point on bridleway before descending down to Jaggers Clough ford
Jaggers Clough rises to left
 
Jaggers Clough ford - bridleway continues up towards Hope Cross (not taken on this walk)
through Backside Wood
in Backside Wood
stream from Jaggers Clough (soon joins River Noe from Edale Valley)
Is this fungus also a Puff Ball at an earlier stage?
Puff Ball
Lose Hill seen from northeast
 
view of various parts of Kinder from east
 
 
roofs of Upper Fulwood Farm
on left bank with River Noe to right
on right bank with River Noe to left
Normans Farm - old plough
old gate furniture leaded into stone pillar
Lose Hill  seen from east
 
moss on corrugated asbestos sheets
just before Hope - view south towards Lafarge cement works
just before Hope - Mam Tor to the west
Lose Hill seen from southeast just before Hope
start of track to Brough (no sign of remnants of Roman Station Anavio)
zooming back at weathervane on top of Hope Church
Elsmore Hill Farm?
Overdale Brook? - no public access
cut grass awaiting collection
zoomed in to Bamford Edge
narrow road 'eroded down' 3 to 4m on left - safer footpath at higher level on right then later crosses to left and leads into Shatton
 
Bamford village with church spire visible
Winhill Pike just visible to north?
River Noe joins River Derwent just after Shatton (derelict hotel just visible in background)
 
looking back, Lose Hill visible to left, Winhill Pike closer to right
stepping stones on footpath from Offerton across River Derwent completely covered by high river level
 
 
 
 
right bank path along River Derwent topped by about 10cm of river just before Leadmill Bridge 
upstream at Leadmill Bridge
downstream of Leadmill Bridge

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