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2019.03.24 - Pilsley - start B6048 Rd at SK241709, thru village NNW / W, down ~N / NW / WNW to A619 Rd, ~80m ~E along Rd & cross to BW leading to Hassop, ~NE on B6001 Rd thru Hassop, branch off on School Lane ~ENE / S to SK232724, ~N then NE on ridge thru Bank Woods (cross Bramley Lane) & Bramley Wood, at SK242740 ~ NNW down to Calver, cross B6001 Rd ~WSW at SK238745, ~S past Peak Pasture to edge of Black Dale Mine, track ~E back down to A6001 (Hassop Rd), follow just above Hassop Rd ~WSW for ~600m, ~W through Hassop Common (steep cross slope), continue ~W below Longstone Edge (roughly along grid SK---730) to SK185728 (just short of B6564 Rd), V turn ~ESE to Dale Farm, ~E / S / SE into Great Longstone, before PH White Lion ~S past Cricket Ground, ~ESE on FP to pass under Monsal Trail bridge, on minor Rd / FP ~SW to Churchdale Farm, ~S to Churchdale Hall, ~SW to A6020 Rd & follow it ~SSW past the East Side of Ashford in the Water, cross River Wye ~SSE on minor Rd to A6 Rd & follow ~50m , take FP ~E / SE following River Wye, rejoin A6 Rd at SK209691, follow A6 Rd into Bakewell - leader Trevor Moss - Sunday

starting walk through Pilsley

leaving Pilsley

starting down toward the A619 road

after crossing A619 road on Bridleway heading towards Hassop

Marsh Violets?

Home Farm just before reaching A6001 - Hassop Road

care required on road bend crossing

All Saints Catholic Church

entrance to Hassop Hall

The Eyre Arms

Black Dale Mine seen from School Lane. Also seen from several places after this..

interesting bell tower and weather vane

Memorial Stone to - Col Leslie?- unfortunately other words not clear - any ideas?

branching off School Lane onto paths along Bank & Bramley Woods. (School Lane to right later joins Wheatlands Lane towards Baslow )

Bank Wood South - Bank Wood North also marked further on.

looking down towards Baslow?

Black Dale Mine seen from Bank Woods. Note bank in front of mine presumably a stage in reclamation? and to protect road in front from water runoff?

Curbar Edge to left - Baslow Edge to right

Calver Mill in bottom of picture - now residential accommodation

Lesser Celandine?

looking back at Calver

Higger Tor at top

climbing up from Calver / Road

down on track before Black Dale Mine to Hassop Road

We continued after Hassop Common roughly Eastward below Longstone Edge

Black Dale Mine again

Lesser Celandine

Black Dale Mine seen from near Road Hassop level - reclamation bank in front?

Primrose

Old mine entrance or ice store?

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mining relic

looking toward Bank Woods ridge

Longstone Edge above us

on Byway

Dale Farm (also farm shop and small caravan park)

The Crispin - PH sign

The White Lion PH - we turned to right just before it

Churchdale Farm

view of Churchdale Hall - note topiary

another view of Churchdale Hall

zoomed into distant mansion  - can you identify?

The River Wye beyond Ashford in Water -  flowing toward Bakewell

along The River Wye

Llamas

on the A6 road toward Bakewell

Packhorse Bridge

looking down Packhorse Bridge

Bakewell - garden gnome?

Bakewell

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