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2017.01.04 ** Bakewell, Cemetery, Noton Barn Farm, Over Haddon, dwn to River Lathkill, up to Meadow Place Grange, cross Back Lane & Moor Lane, Lomberdale Hall, dwn to & S on River Bradford, spur to E, S ~ 400m short of Lowfields Farm, ~ SW through Woods, Weaddow Lane, SSW on Bridleway, Long Dale, up to & along A5012 rd, across Elton Common, Elton Church, Dudwood Lane, past Robin Hood Stride, Harthill Moor Farm, down to & along River Bradford to Alport, above Shiningbank Quarry, Haddon Hall, ~200m on Haddon Rd, then E side of River Wye, Bakewell - leader Richard Bennett.  (walk about 17 miles in 7hrs 15mins)

Happy New Year to all webpage viewers - heron seen on River Wye close to Miller's Dale on 2nd January 2017

The walk 4th January 2017 below

a nativity scene in the Bakewell's town garden

cemetery

live birds

Over Haddon

down to River Lathkill

Meadow Place Grange (farm)

as above

birds massed in front - took flight after shutter clicked

Over Haddon seen across River Lathkill hidden in valley

Lomberdale Hall

down to River River Bradford

looking down River Bradford

sheep washing complex - no longer used

spur to SE of River Bradford

Rusden Wood - not named on map

bridleway towards Long Dale (house / farm behind on Weaddow Lane)

zoomed into Minninglow Hill? - site of Neolithic Burial Chambers

Long Dale to right

in Long Dale

ridges on bank - how formed?

Gratton Dale on left joins into Long Dale but we passed it and climbed out

Buzzard?

looking back on Long Dale

as above

Elton ahead

Elton

All Saints, Elton

car junk yard near church?

our shadows

Robin Hoods Stride (left) and Hermits Cave (right) in centre skyline

Hermits Cave apparently somewhere here

part of Robin Hoods Stride

Harthill Moor Farm

down toward Youlgreave / River Bradford

Pond at Hollow Farm

Youlgreave Church at top

footbridge over River Bradford

Alport (near confluence of Rivers Lathkill & Bradford

Shiningbank Quarry just visible through screening trees

Haddon Hall (Bowling green Farm behind?)

River Wye

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