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2017.09.27 Brough, ~S on footbridge on edge of B6049 road over River Noe (near old mill) , initially ~ E then ~S on Brough Lane up to ~SK184801, ~SSE across Abney Moor to ~150m west of Abney Grange, ~SW down to / across Bretton Brook & up to Hucklow Edge, down to Great Hucklow, ~W on road (crossing B6049 road), continue ~W on High Rake, Tideslow Rake & ~ 200m on Dittlesmere Lane, FP ~ NW (crossing an old Roman Road) up to The Cop, initially NNE on Limestone Way, *Cave Dale, Castleton - leader Malcolm Dixon - Wednesday *(alternate route(s)  avoiding Cavedale are available)

got off bus at start of B6049 road (which turns of the Bamford / Hope road)

note waterwheel at left - seen from pedestrian bridge

pedestrian bridge placed adjacent to the narrow B6049 road

on Brough Lane which shortly turns South and climbs upward towards Abney Moor

Hope Cement Plant

a Wildlife Trusts nature reserve

cyclists coming downhill towards us

we broke off from Brough Lane onto Abney Moor at this point

crossing Abney Moor

sheep being rounded up in distance

part of the Abney Grange complex

building on Bretton / Hucklow Edge seen across Bretton Clough

ups & downs across Bretton Clough

a part of Bretton Clough well below our crossing point

not too sure what this building was? a borehole pump house?

Active Airfield mainly for gliders

through woods above Great Hucklow

a distance shot of Little Hucklow?

Great Hucklow

Great Hucklow Butter Cross

cat craving a Mackerel sandwich?

we crossed the B6049 Road near this point

looking back at the plateau on which the gliding strips are sited

High Rake Mine

Informative notice at High Rake Mine

Tideslow Farm

Tideslow Rake?

Tideslow Farm again

The Cop ahead

on the Limestone Way

Cave Dale -Peveril Castle in centre above rock band- Lose Hill further behind

Castleton

Castleton Church

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