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2017.03.15 - A6102 Rd / More Hall Lane, low road to More Hall Reserv, cross M.H embkmt, Brightholmlee, Storth Lane, Glen Howe, Bentholm Farm, Tinker Brook Hse, Spout House, Snell House, cross Raynor Clough, Rocher Lane & FP down to W end More Hall Reserv, ~W on S side Broomhead Reserv, then ~ E on FP above / parallel to Yewtree Lane, up passing Waldershaigh house then through farm to Heads Lane & then ~W on it, down Mucky Lane, Stocksbridge Sports Centre* - leader Mike West - Wednesday  *bus starting delay changed finish point originally at Underbrook Reserv

Oughtibridge bus stop where I joined bus

the 'low' road towards More Hall Reservoir

upstream from the More Hall embankment

starting to cross the embankment

a palace being built below the reservoir?

bridge over the spillway

U turning towards Brightholmlee

converted buildings at Brightholmlee

buildings awaiting conversion or demolition?

white spring blossom in Storth Lane crowning tunnel over walkers

Glen Howe Park

One of apparently two routes through Glen Howe towards Benteholm Farm (check map carefully)

Wharncliffe hill (woods, moors & crags) seen behind walkers beyond valley taking the old Manchester Road

Benteholm Farm

footbridge below Tinker Brook House

passing Hob Lane Farm on the way to Spout House Farm

zoomed into distant farm

Spout House Farm

looking towards Ewden Beck

White Lee Farm zoomed into

Broomhead Reservoir & Embankment in centre, Snell House in front.

More Hall Reservoir below

sheep on White Lee Farm

Snell House complex behind as we descend into Raynor Clough

on footbridge crossing Raynor Clough

Broomhead Reservoir

Broomhead Reservoir Embankment - Bolsterstone (village) at top

path near reservoir edge

embankment in distance just visible through bushes

note branches growing directly upward from trunk of fallen tree

taken from road bridge at East end of Broomhead Reservoir

Waldershaigh - part seen now usually hidden by summer tree growth

the long haul up from Broomhead Reservoir

mud and ordure for walkers to occasionally negotiate let alone cows on a daily basis?

Broomhead Reservoir seen from Heads Lane

a splendid garden on Head Lane

down Mucky Lane (one of several different Mucky Lanes in this area)

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