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2017.12.10 - Malin Bridge, up River Rivelin, cross A6101 @ ~
SK312878, ~SW to / on Long Lane, FPs up to Bell Hagg (old PH) @ ~ SK308872,
cross A57 Rd, up / along Edge (golf club), cross Lodge Lane, on Edge (keep on
highest path), cross stepping stones at Wyming Brook, ~N then ~ W around 'Ash
Cabin Flat' to join Conduit Path, FP ~ N down to Foot Bridge, cross A57, Surrey
Farm, up towards Crawshaw Lodge, Rod Side (Road) to E, then left ~N on Beeton
Green (Rd) to Load Brook, FP to Hall Broom (farm), Corker Lane (east side),
Damflask Reser / embankment, Loxley Rd, down Stacey Bank, River Loxley, Malin
Bridge - John Taylor - Sunday (about 15 miles)
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Heron - auspicious sighting at start of walk |
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on Long Lane |
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zoomed in to Bell Hagg - once an old Inn on the Manchester Road
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turning off Long Lane to climb up to Bell Hagg |
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Bell Hagg now residential accommodation? Our party to left
climbing up to Manchester Road |
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from Manchester Road a further climb up to the edge. |
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note the stump of a tree which apparently grew out of the
rocks below |
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benches just before Lodge Lane |
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the farm(s) on Lodge Lane - possibly also a caravan site or
store? |
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the upper and lower Rivelin Dams |
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The lower Rivelin Dam - note the spillway cutting across the
embankment |
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crossing the stepping stones at the top of Wyming Brook |
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a glimpse of Wyming Brook Farm |
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on the Conduit footpath |
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view from the conduit northwards - Surrey Farm seen at
bottom - Crawshaw Lodge at top in middle of picture |
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only the top of Head Stone visible where this picture was
taken |
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closer in to Surrey Farm and Crawshore Lodge |
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footbridge over Rivelin Brook |
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the brook downstream of the bridge |
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more of Head Stone seen where this picture taken |
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snow & ice on stiles needs careful crossing |
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looking back (south) across the A57 (Manchester Road) at
moorland |
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entrance to Crawshaw Lodge (also a footpath which we did not
take on this walk) |
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Load Brook? |
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Hall Broom (farm) |
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ongoing works at Damflask Reservoir |
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Damflask Reservoir and it's embankment seen from Loxley Road |
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the 'odd couple' have been here for many years |
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path(s) down Loxley Valley cannot avoid the unsightly view
of derelict / decaying / unsightly former industrial buildings -
will they still be here in 100 /200 years time??? |
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