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2022.11.23 Hathersage Station SK.233:810, ~NW on Stn Approach Rd, (past Back Lane), then NNE on B6001 for ~100m, then ~N down Old Fellows Rd for ~50m, ~E past Swimming Pool for ~40m, SE to & across Back Lane to join FP ~SSE then ~E up to Sheffield Rd A6187, ~N on Sheffield Rd for ~40m & cross rd (at SK.235:813) and follow path (access road behind houses) ~ESE then ~E then E / NE passing Scarperlow up to Mitchel Field SK.248:817, ~E on FP to cross road at SK.252:817 (near Rain Guage), ~NNE to pass to West at SK.255:820 of Higger Tor (a Rock Edge), but then turn ~E above the Rock Edge to SK.256:820 and turn NNE for ~200m (tea break in rock outcrop), continue NNE along Fiddlers Elbow towards Upper Burbage Bridge Rd, follow road (crossing two streams below) and then turn of at ~SK.262:829 ~SE to follow FP at top of Burbage Rocks, initially SSE turning S past Fords then SE to a FP junct at SK.271:814, take the path SSW above the old quarry sheer faces then down to and across the the A6187 road at SK.263:806, follow path ~SE crossing road to Lodge, then SSW down to National Trusts Longshore Lodge (rebuilt cafe & P.C), lunchbreak, SSW then W past un-named pond, NNE on the edge of Granby Wood to cross B6521 Rd and on to / over FB at SK.258:801, ~W in OAL thru Owler Tor / Lawrence Field to almost touch the A6187 Road, but follow 'road line' ~WSW and descend very steeply on path to bottom of Quarries, U-turn E to inspect Quarry faces then turn S to just above Bole Hill, take path / track SW (very steep - probably a built ramp to move rock materials?) to SK.247:791, ~NNW on informal path joining a FP (vehicle access track) thru Oxhay Woods to Greenwood Farm turning directly ~WSW towards but short of Kettle House then N / W to cross under Railtrack at SK.239:803, ~NW down to road along River Derwent, follow River N then W past Sewage Works to join B6001 Rd at SK.233:807, NNW on road passing under Railtrack at SK.232:811 and 50m beyond then U-turn SSE to Hathersage Station.

Leader David Hogg - 16 in party - walk 10miles - generally good weather some rain after lunch.

1 Hathersage swimming pool (detour to see)

5 The full party (minus photographer) on Footpath up to Sheffield Road A6187

7 looking back down at Hathersage

11 on Footpath / service road for vehicles to houses / garages

13 woods further up beyond service road

23 Millstone Edge

24 Access road to High Lees

27 High Lees

29 Higger Tor at top. Party heading first to Mitchel Field

38 still approaching Mitchel Field

40 Over Owler Tor?

45 Mitchel Field behind dry Stone wall - road virtually unseen runs along it. Party in front climbing up towards Rain Guage

48 a view behind us - part of Stanage Edge top left?

49 Hope Cement Plant in far distance

50 even higher up and looking back

55 Higger Tor ahead. We climbed up to left (West side) then turned and climbed up to top of Higger Tor

64 the final step up to Higger Tor

66 window stone at top of Higger Tor

69 looking back at the top of Higger Tor as we turn to descend toward Burbage Bridge

71 looking behind at edge of Higger Tor with Carl Wark lower down behind to left

75 tea break, still quite high up, on the way to Burbage Bridge

76 looking across Burbage Brook valley at Burbage Rocks across the way. Lower down 'parallel' access path just visible. The remains of a once large pine plantation

78 photographed into the sun, Higger Tor and Carl Wark behind

82 a strong flow of water at 'Burbage Bridge' (actually two separate streams feed Burbage Brook under the road)

85 the second stream

86 looking down from road above as youngsters (under supervision) carefully cross smaller of two brooks

92 Our party now on the top of the Burbage rocks. in the far distance in middle is Stanage Edge at its East end

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108 looking across valley from left - Carl Wark Fort (left of centre) Higger Tor and Stanage Edge to right

111 between Carl Wark Fort and Higger tor one can see Lose Hill in middle and Win Hill pike to its left

112 looking out from Burbage Rocks

118 from top of quarry zoomed into 'Packhose Bridge' below crossing Burbage Brook

120 Win Hill Pike at back with Carl Wark fort in front.- higger tor top right

122 on quarry edge at southern end looking NW into valley and at Higger Tor (and Fort)

126 descending from top of quarry towards road

128 lunch - Longshore Lodge behind

129 and its Chapel

130 unnamed pond passed soon

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137 Footbridge across Burbage Brook

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141 Quarries - apparently used to provide stone to reservoirs - in Derwent Valley

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145 a glimpse of houses in Grindleford above railway station

149 now heading toward Greenwood Farm

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151a view of Win Hill Pike at top to left, part of Hathersage in middle, and new complex near the Hathersage Railway Station to right

155 interesting markings on sheep's face

156 The River Derwent full of water - hopefully the reservoirs above will fill up fast?