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2018.12.02 - Hathersage, ~S past Methodist Church & ~SE below Swimming Pool & Bowling Green, FP ~SE / E up to A6187 Rd (SK234813), ~20m N on rd then FP ~SE behind houses, ~E then SE to rd (running SW past Whim Plantation), over stile into OAL & ~E to FP running ~N to 'Rain gauge',~E on FP (passing to North of Carl Wark Fort & continuing down to Burbage Brook, cross Packhorse Bridge, & continue E up to & across track (Sheffield Country Walk), roughly E up to Houndkirk Road at (SK277816), ~SSW on H.K.Road to Fox House, continue to Longshaw Lodge / cafe, ~S to junct A625 & B6054 Rds, ~SW past White Edge Lodge continuing to cross A625 Rd (about 200m N of The Grouse Inn), WNW / N / W / SW into Nether Padley, ~N down service rd to cross B6521 Road at SK252767, FP down to R.W.Tunnel Portal, ~W thru Windses Estate to cross R.W. Bridge at SK246789, ~W down to River Derwent, follow River northward to ~100m N of Leadmill Bridge, FP ~NW then N under RW Viaduct into Hathersage - leader John Taylor - Sunday

leaders briefing

turning off main street towards Methodist Church

just past church

climbing up to A6187 Road

through woods behind road

view of Over Owler Tor and Millstone Edge

part of Millstone Edge

Over Owler Tor

view of Scraperlow?

over road & crossing stile just North of Whim Plantation into OAL

Whim Plantation to left

distant view of Win Hill to left

Higger Tor to left

Carl Wark Fort

Burbage Brook and Packhorse Bridge

view of route taken - Carl Wark Fort to left and Higger Tor to right

zig zagging across Sheffield Country Walk track

up toward Houndkirk Road - a Byway

Parson House

view of Higger Tor and Carl Wark Fort from Longshaw Lodge / cafe - where we lunched

Longshaw Chapel Bell

passing behind Longshaw Lodge

White Edge lodge behind us

heading toward Nether Padley

down service road to B6521

steep footpath ends at Grindleford 'Station' buildings

looking from bridge in front of Tunnel Portal toward Grindleford Station Platforms

passing Burbage Brook

old mill building ahead

Padley Chapel to left - Brunts Barn to right

full view of Padley Chapel

view from bridge crossed on way down to River Derwent

entering Coppice Wood next to River Derwent

Trans Pennine Express

passing Harper Lees

view from footpath when heading back to Hathersage

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