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2018.04.18 - ~W on Redmires Rd (after bus terminus), turn ~N on FP before Allen Sykes Farm, turn ~W contouring on / below edge, turning ~WSW to follow Wyming Brook on 'E' side, touch Redmires Rd & U-turn contouring above Wyming Brook  on 'W' side, gradually turn NW descending to Wyming Brook Drive & following it, at ~SK265871 take FP ~W along Head Stone Bank, at SK258873 turn N down to / across F.bridge over Rivelin Brook, ascend ~NE to cross A57 road into Surrey Farm, ~NE then N up to road below Crawshaw Lodge, follow road W well past Crawshaw Head and continue on track above & passing Moscar Heights, ~WSW above Moscar Cross Farm then S past Moscar Lodge, cross A57 road, climb S up to Edge & follow it to High Neb Trig Beacon, continue on Edge, turn ~E on Byway to Stannage Pole, ~NE down to Redmire Resrs, permissive F.path on S side of Resrs to Road, N on rd then ~E on Redmires Conduit to touch Lodge Moor Rd, ~N on Bridleway back to Redmires Rd / bus terminus - leaders Margaret Brown & Anne Vickers - Wednesday

walking along Redmires Road to footpath just before Allen Sykes Farm

Footpath just before Allen Sykes Farm

we passed at the top (South side) of FOX HAGG - Local Nature Reserve

turning up to Edge

following near top of Edge

lower Rivelin Dam with spillway mid picture

upper and lower Rivelin Reservoirs

Wyming Brook

some crossed on stepping stones which were rocky and covered in water in part - rest of party crossed brook on road

a further view of the lower Rivelin Dam

which farm zoomed into?

tea break on a viewing perch

Stannington's High Rise Appartments

useful signs giving destinations rather than just saying 'Footpath'

strange growth on tree trunk

timber log disintegrating into powder

zoomed into Crawshaw Lodge - we later climbed up to the road in front of it

zoomed into which farm?

we head towards Surrey Farm

zoomed into Crawshaw Head - we passed it later on road

heading through Surrey Farm up to road in front of Crawshaw Lodge

a glance back picks out Head Stone - we turned down to Rivelin Brook about 300m before it

Crawshaw Lodge - road lined by daffodils

Crawshaw Head

Win Hill to left, Mam Tor and Rushup Edge and Lose Hill to right

track followed after road towards Moscar

accidental 'fish-eyed view' of lunch break

Moscar Cross indicating 'Sheffeild' Road, Bradfield and other directions

up towards Stanage Edge

zoomed into Wheel Stones on Derwent Edge

Lose Hill top left, Ladybower Reservoir, Crooke Hill & Crooke Hill Farm just right of centre

High Neb - 458m

looking towards Hathersage etc

Stannage Edge crossed by Long Causeway (a Byway)

Stanage Pole

zoomed into Burbage Rocks

Redmire Reservoirs ahead

we followed 'yellow' Permissive Footpath, short green FP, then Soughley Lane, before following Redmires Conduit (FP top right)

Wyming Brook Farm

on Soughley Lane

following Redmires Conduit

a surprising bit of sun for the young lambs - really the first nice day of Spring

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