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2020.03.04 Bamford Station SK208825, ~ENE on Saltergate Lane (alongside Golf Course), ~NNW along Joan Lane, at ~SK209836 ~ENE up rough very steep track in Bamford Clough to New Road, ~100m ~E on New Rd to stile & ~NE into OAL then ~N thru Disused Quarry and past it to ~SK215845, ~E thru OAL (no path) to Northeast corner of Dennis Knoll, start ~N on Long Causeway following it only up to Stanage Edge, follow Stanage Edge ~SSE to Trig Beacon at ~SK251830, ~E to and over Upper Burbage Bridge, start ~SSE on path below Burbage Rocks, follow path for ~2.5km to cross A618 Road at SK263805, path ~SSE thru woods to cross B6521 Rd (at Lodge), ~SSW to National Trust Longshaw Lodge (toilets available), ~SW to south side of small pond, NW from pond to cross B6521 Rd & continue NW to cross Footbridge over Burbage Brook at SK257801, follow path ~SSW along Burbage Brook / Padley Gorge to Grindleford Station - Wednesday - leader Gordon Pursglove

golf course photographed as we walked up Saltergate Lane

about to turn down Joan Lane

Hope Cement Plant

Win Hill

steeply up Bamford Clough - fortunately no snow or ice (which makes this ascent difficult)

looking across to Bamford Edge

near the top of Bamford Clough

turning off New Road into Open Access Land

into the disused quarry

climbing out of the disused quarry

teabreak

zoomed in west end of Stanage Edge

general view of west end of Stanage Edge (High Neb side)

setting out to find an 'easy route' to Long Causeway

Long Causeway

a view of Stanage Edge East of Long Causeway

Winhill Pike peeping above moorland - remnants of snow on hills behind

bulk of party ascending Long Causeway - West part of Stanage Edge behind

peeping down at Stanage Plantation

Mitchel Field in valley with Millstone Edge at top right?

Stanage Edge stretched out behind us

down towards upper Burbage Bridge

Burbage Brook in valley. Higger Tor to right

looking from lower path at Burbage Rocks

on path below Burbage Rocks

zoomed into Packhorse Bridge over Burbage Brook. Path leads up to Carl Wark Fort & Hathersage Moor

debris from Disused Quarry at south end of Burbage Rocks

zoomed into Mother Cap (to east of Millstone Edge)

Higger Tor in centre with Carl Wark fort to right

National Trusts Longshaw Lodge

church roof at Longshaw Lodge

pond SW of Longshaw Estate (some cutting up of fallen/ tree)

Bridge shot of group above Burbage Brook

starting down alongside Burbage Brook toward Grindleford railway Station

Totley Tunnel 1893 - train towards manchester emerging

Coffee break before train to Sheffield arrives? (Train here now run by the Office of Last Resort)

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