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2018.05.20 ** Hope, ~SK172835 FP ~N then NW over rail track, on to Losehill Farm, top Lose Hill, ~WSW ridge to Back Tor, Barker Bank, Hollin Cross, FP ~WNW then NNW down past Pete's Barn, cross Edale Rd, under Rail tracks, ~NW to Church, NNW on Rd past PH, cross FB over Grinds Brook, follow up GB Clough, short of (Kinder) top at ~SK 107873 turn off ~N up unnamed clough* to South Edge Kinder, follow Edges ~E to top of Golden Clough, thru moor land to Trig Pt at ~SK129878, ~ENE then ~E to Madwoman's Stones & beyond to Kinder Edge at ~SK144881, descend ~ENE then ~SE / E thr Crookstone Hill to BW (Roman Rd) ~SSE, ~300m before Hope Cross turn ~SW onto BW and after ~200m turn off ~SE onto FP to Upper Fulwood Farm, cross Bagshaw Bridge (over River Noe), over Edale Rd & under Fiddle Clough rail track, after ~100m take FP ~ESE for ~400m then S past Oaker Farm to Edale Rd, ~SSE along rd to Hope - leader Andrew Irwin - Sunday (about 14 miles) *note - can be wet & slippery and some scrambling.
walking up from Hope towards Lose Hill |
start of Winnats Pass faintly visible behind |
Hope Cement Plant |
Mam Tor |
ridge to Mam Tor seen from Lose Hill end |
zoomed into Blue Bells? below Mam Tor |
Castleton seen across valley. Peveril Castle just visible above Cave Dale to left of picture |
In Vale of Edale - in front to right a dam on River Noe - buildings behind mainly Nether Booth Farms. Higher up is Lady Booth Brook with Youth Hostel |
Trans Pennine Express heading through Vale of Edale to Manchester (to left) |
zoomed into start of Winnats Pass |
Mam Tor |
coming down Back Tor |
looking back at Back Tor |
closer to the Blue Bells? |
the land slipped road below Mam Tor - no longer a through road but still gives access to some farms |
The Vale of Edale - cut grass drying before gathering for haymaking? Bridge for rail track which we passed under visible to left. Church Spire visible further left. |
down from Hollins Cross - we branched slightly right onto seriously eroded path |
Pete's Barn mid picture? |
crossing over a bridge on the River Noe |
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underpass below the rail track Sheffield to Manchester - sheep to left were under bridge sheltering from the sun but moved out as we passed |
Grinds Brook seen before crossing Foot Bridge |
Edale Church |
we passed the Old Nags Head |
Clematis |
foot bridge over Grinds Brook past the Public House |
Grindslow Knoll above? |
pictures of Grinds Brook |
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top of Grinds Brook |
coming up Grinds Brook |
turning up unnamed clough from Grinds Brook (behind to right the usual route up) |
mossy patch avoided |
some scrambling involved - slippery patches largely dried out |
up on southern Kinder Edge |
looking down Grinds Brook - Win Hill & Lose Hill both seen top left |
along the southern Kinder Edge |
rocks on Kinder Edge - Win Hill visible top right |
eroded peat gully in moor land as we head to Trig Point |
Trig Point |
plastic trench sheet cofferdam stopping erosion |
rubble cofferdam stopping erosion |
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one of Madwoman's Stones? so many confusing stones? |
looking down Jaggers Clough - Win Hill top centre |
down from Kinder Edge (before Crookstone Knoll) |
Mam Tor in distance - ridge path visible |
Win Hill centre top |
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Marker stone to Hope Cross and Crook Stone |
to left part of Ladybower Reservoir - top right Win Hill |
Plover |
Lose Hill to left |
marker - Jaggers Clough and Crookstone Barn |
approaching Upper Fulwood Farm |
another view of Upper Fulwood Farm |
River Noe seen from Bagshaw Bridge |
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