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2018.04.28 ** Bamford (bus turning circle across rd from rail station), ~W on cul-de-sac then ~N over River Derwent, along A6187, cross this rd & River Noe into Shatton, ~WSW on rd to Wheat Hay Farm, at this T junction take rd ~S (which continues later ~SE / ~W / ~S / ~E as Shatton Lane) passing a mast, (as an alternative take steep FP*1 ~SSE up to mast), continue on Lane to junction with Brough Lane near Wolf's Pit, follow informal narrow path ~E thr moor to SK205804 joining FP ~NE over Siney Sitch and on to the N edge of Offerton Moor, descend ~E to rd above Offerton Hall, follow lane past Hall to take FP ~W starting at SK211817 leading to Old Lees Farm, after Farm take FP ~NNE passing Westfield (a house) to rejoin the 'Offerton lane' ~WNW into Shatton - leader Andrea Allsopp - Saturday     *1 we started up about 100m West of the road avoiding water course 

River Derwent

Footbridge over River Derwent next to stone arched road bridge carrying the A6187 past Shatton & on to Hope

the bridge into Shatton over the River Noe which flows into the River Derwent fairly close to this point

fallen tree acts as a convenient back-scratcher for sheep

Lose Hill to left? - Kinder behind? - Hope Valley in front?

Win Hill to left - Ladybower Reservoir in Centre - Bamford Edge to right. Taking short cut here rather than all of Shatton Lane to Mast

zoomed close up of Ladybower Reservoir. Wheelstones on Derwent Edge just visible at top

zoomed into Elsmore Hill Farm (above Brough) - quarry works at back

zoomed into Hope Cement Plant with Mam Tor behind to the left

looking down at farms near Abney

zoomed into Cockey Farm? south of Abney

zoomed into house on Bretton Edge?

zoomed into Abney

crossing Siney Sitch

Hathersage seen when descending toward Offerton Hall

Offerton Hall

seen across valley from turn off point from Lane onto footpath toward Old Lees Farm

Higger Tor top left

zoomed into part of Stanage Edge behind - see picture below of un-zoomed view

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