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2017.07.30 - New Mills Rlwy Stn., up into Village, down to then along Sett Valley Trail short of Birch Vale, Pennine Bridleway passing / Lantern Pike / Blackshaw Farm / Bullshaw Farm / cross Matley Moor / leave Pennine B.W. at Plain Stead Farm, ~ N parallel to Monks Rd then join Monks Rd at ~ SK022922 and follow road ~ 400m - cross it and follow Coombes Edge (on edge itself) S then SW, ~ 400m on Crown Edge Way to Far Stack (well before Robin Hoods Picking Rods), ~ S to Rowarth, Laneside Farm, SE then S to Wethercotes, ~ W to to Thornsett & rejoin & return on Sett Valley Trail retracing route to New Mills Stn. - Leaders Janice Burton & Val Coleman - Wednesday.

New Mills Railway Station (don't confuse this with New Mills Newtown Station which is close by but on a different line)

The Millennium footpath seen from road above was not followed as the path to the Sett Valley Trail was apparently blocked by rock slides.

The derelict mill seen below from road

New Mills festooned with flags - not sure what celebration? Every shop seems to have a flag point.

down toward the Sett Valley Trail

Hayfield is at one end of the Sett Valley Trail

crossing the River Sett

imposing curved terraced houses - front view

terraced houses back view

Kinder Downfall is cleft behind in Kinder plateau. White building is a shooting cabin.

Hayfield seen below

tea break on the Pennine Bridleway

A Glimpse of Glossup - the walks name

on Coombes Edge

toward Manchester Airport

down from Coombes Edge

terraced houses in Rowarth

awaiting fitment with an electric drive motor?

Little Mill Inn

trough on columns supplied water to turn the wheel

Rowarth terraced houses seen from a distance. We came down the hill behind them.

barn without roof

Aspenshaw Farm?
old quarry being reclaimed?

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