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13th June 2012 - Car Ramble - Ashopton Viaduct, Lead Hill, Derwent Edge / Wheel Stones / Cakes of Bread / Back Tor, Lost Lad, Sheepfold Clough, Abbey Brook, Abbey Bank, Briery Side, Wellhead, Ashopton Viaduct - leader Tony Allsopp - Wednesday (originally sheduled walk replaced - flooded streams difficult to cross) 

Climbing up Lead Hill

Winhill Pike behind, western 'arm' of Ladybower Reservoir below behind Ashopton Viaduct just visible

Lose Hill & Mam Tor in centre distance top, Crookehill Farm in centre middle.

at the southern end of Derwent Edge

looking down to the north end of Ladybower reservoir

Winhill Pike at top, part of Ashopton viaduct crossing Ladybower Reservoir below

on Derwent Edge

looking from Derwent Edge southeast up Jarvis Clough & onto Moscar Moor. Crow Chin on Stanage Edge top left

Winhill Pike behind walkers

Crookehill Farm

Wheel Stones (often called Coach & Horses)

elevenses

June - her 77th birthday on this walk - longstanding member of Sheffield Ramblers

Cakes of Bread to right

Plover

limestone paving slabs (apparently reclaimed from mills) protecting path from erosion

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Back Tor - northern point of Derwent Edge

Lose Hill, Back Tor and Mam Tor visible in the distance

down Lost Lad

Howshaw Tor?

Berristers Tor, Abbey Brook & Cookes Clough (to right) ahead

Howshaw Tor behind?

lunch at Sheepsfold

a renascence of bracken

another party on steep narrow path further up Abbey Clough leading to Dukes Drive

looking down Abbey Clough (leading to Derwent & Howden Reservoirs)

a split stone

siesta across Abbey Brook

Gravy Clough? leading into Abbey Clough

Howden Edge behind

Howden Reservoir overflowing - visited by 2 of party

up Abbey Bank - catching up party ahead

heading towards Briery Side - advance party ahead

looking up Mill Brook, Lost Lad & Derwent Edge behind

Ashopton Viaduct, our end point, in view

on track alongside Ladybower Reservoir

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