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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?
?
 
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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