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2018.12.19 - Lane Head (~SK159762 - NE of Tideswell), Conjoins Lane to past Bank Farm, FP ~SE skirting Litton Edge to Mires Lane at ~SK169752, ~W on Lane back to Village Shop in Litton, S / E / S on lanes & FP to top then down Tansley Dale, ~S down Cressbrook Dale to Ravensdale Cottages then to Cressbrook Mill (~SK173727), short distance N to River Wye & W on FB across, up slope then S to Monsal Trail, SE on Trail - ~100m before 'Railway Viaduct' ~N down FP to & across FB on R.Wye, BW ~SE up to Monsal Head, ~SW on FP (on top of slope) to SK180710, on FP S / E / S to follow Pennyunk Lane, PC in Ashford in the Water, ~ESE thru village then FP along R.Wye to meet A6 Road, cross it then up & thru Endcliff Wood, ~SE into Bakewell - leader Will Carlile - Wednesday

The Anchor Inn is at Lane End at intersection A623 & B6049 Roads. Conjoins Lane starts just to South of intersection

Leader, to right, briefs on walk. Backmarker to left.

over stile someway past Bank Farm

Tower to NNW near Tideslow Rake

Tideswell in distance?

Looking W along Litton Rake

Litton down to right

Beacon House?

sign zoomed into down Mires Lane

seen from FP along Litton Edge going to Mires Lane. Same farm as in picture 'x' further on.

seen from Litton Edge

seen from FP along Litton Edge to Mires Lane? Farm to left - also in earlier picture 'x'

Wardlow Mires on A623 road seen to East. Cressbrook Dale to right.

seen from Mires Lane before entering Litton?

Litton

Litton School at back. Tea break at the Community run Village Shop - see board to right.

very closely spaced dry-stone walls seen to West when going South from Litton towards Tansley Dale

entering Tansley Dale - top of Cressbrook Dale running South is seen behind Tansley Dale. Also Wardlow High Cop?

down Tansley Dale

Still in Tansley Dale - about to enter Cressbrook Dale

Cressbrook Dale turns West then North under Peter Stone (to right top unseen) - but we went South down Cressbrook Dale. River flows seasonally only in winter?

South along Cressbrook Dale

as above

Ravensdale Cottages

several routes possible to Cressbrook Mills

Cressbrook Mill - now apartments

screening mesh before crossflow water turbine (unseen)

Mill Pond on River Wye photographed from footbridge crossing stream flowing from spillway

climbing up to meet path running South to Monsal Trail (just to east of Cressbrook Tunnel portal)

looking back at buildings opposite Cressbrook Mill

looking SSE down River Wye toward Monsal Head - just visible at top of picture to left

a glance back to Cressbrook Mills and other buildings

North down from Monsal Trail (before railway viaduct) to Foot Bridge at SK181718

Footbridge referred to above.

River Wye upstream of Footbridge

part of Upperdale Farm? - Bridleway up to Monsal Head starts from here.

a glance, WNW up the River Wye, higher up from Bridleway

Bridleway steps (near end) of climb up to Monsal Head

Monsal Head

tame Robins near benches at Monsal Head

Railway Viaduct on Monsal Trail seen from Monsal Head. The Viaduct was not crossed on this walk - we V-turned before reaching viaduct and started descending North (to right) to cross footbridge (just visible) over River Wye.