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2020.10.22**social distancing walk with 2 persons. Start
Wardlow Mires corner A623 & B6465 roads at SK180756, short
dist on A623 and turn into Cressbrook Dale & follow bottom of Dale
~W past Peter Stone then ~S, ~SE past the end of Tansley Dale,
continue crossing FB at SK172741 and continuing ~S past Ravensdale
Cottages, continue generally ~S to join road and follow a short distance to
SK173727, turn in W / NW behind C.Mill to Water-cum -Jolly Mill
Pond, FB over River Wye closed for repair, retreat back to road,
follow road above River Wye to old road bridge over River Wye at SK177721
& cross, ~SSE up to join Monsal Trail (at old Rlwy Station),
follow M.Trail ~SE across viaduct over River Wye toward
Tunnel Portal, but before tunnel follow FP ~NE the SE up to Monsal Head,
follow road ~ENE past PH in Little Longstone to SK191719, FP ~NNW for ~50m then ~ENE past Dale
Farm to join Moor Lane at SK197722, ~N on Lane leaving it at
SK196728 (where lane turns E), continue generally N crossing Watersaw Rake,
Longstone Moor, White Rake, on west side of Castlegate Farm continuing
N to Housley and cross A623 Rd, continue N on road (towards
Foolow) but turn ~W on access rd below Brosterfield Farm, continue ~W
on FP toward Stanley House, turn ~SSE to Wardlow Mires and
A623 / B6465 Rds. (we parked someway South up & on the edge of
the B6564 road).
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1 zoomed into a farm from A623 road |
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2 zoomed into another farm from A623 road |
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3 in Cresbrook Dale - cattle drinking at trough |
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4 Peter's Stone (apparently a gibbet in ancient times?) |
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5 The 'V' behind is Tansley Dale which leads up to Litton |
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6 We followed lower track alongside a seasonal river sometimes
without water. Small footbridge just visible behind crosses the
'river' to give access to Tansley Dale |
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9 after this footbridge one can ascend higher up or follow just
above the river bed toward Ravensdale Cottages |
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10 fairly recent collapse of dry stone wall - the stone still
showing white |
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12 Ravensdale Cttages |
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15 rock massif above Ravensdale Cottages |
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17 road from Cressbrook village to Cressbrook Mill then
towards Monsal Head |
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18 a brief excursion towards Millpond and the footbridge
Crossing The River Wye - FB closed for safety reasons - we
returned to road. |
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19 zoomed into Cressbrook Hall |
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20 the mill pond - climbers inspecting limestone wall -
overhanging in parts with few hand-holes. This area apparently
called Water-cum-Jolly Dale. |
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21 looking back at Cressbrook Mill at the lower level with
Cressbrook Village at top. |
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22 The River Wye flowing toward Monsal Head |
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23 River unseen follows trees |
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24 on the Monsal Trail |
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25 Monsal Dale ~W & downstream from the old railway viaduct |
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26 on the railway viaduct (sunlight peeps through Viaduct
arches) - photograph is of The River Wye upstream. |
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27 control / + to enlarge & read |
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28 The railway viaduct |
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29 photographed from road toward Little Longstone |
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31 entering Little Longstone |
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35 in centre - steep slopes above River Wye beyond Monsal
Head |
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37 looking at the eastern side of Longstone Edge (not
visited on this walk) |
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39 taken shortly after leaving Moor Lane |
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40 heading generally northward across Longstone Moor.
Threatening rain did not arrive. |
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41 zoomed into Frogatt / Curbar Edges. White Edge behind at
top |
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43 Wardlow? |
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45 Gliding Field behind trees at top? |
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46 Wardlow Hay Cop at top? |
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48 view looking down at St Peter Head |
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49 Stanley House behind |
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50 PH - Three Stags Heads |
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