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2015.11.22 - Fairholmes, Lockerbrook, Rowlee Pasture, short of Alport Castles, Alport Farm, Alport Bridge, Hope Cross, Fullwood Stile Farm, Hope - leaders Malcolm & Cath Mackay - Sunday

 

 
Canal with water sourced from Woodland Valley (via a tunnel?) feeding into reservoir in Derwent Valley
 
 
 
 
 
Lockerbrook Farm ahead
 
 
 
 
 
a glimpse of Ladybower Reservoir
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A57 road towards Snake Pass below
over Rowlee Pasture
Howden Reservoir (seen after slight diversion off route)
 
 
 
 
Alport Farm
Alport Dale
Blackden Brook seen across A57 valley
 
 
Alport Castles just in sight where we descended
 
 
 
 
Alport Castles
Alport Farm
 
 
 
 
part of Alport Farm
overgrown hedgerow
 
 
 
weir just visible before Alport Bridge
inches deep ford - most took bridge
 
Upper Ashop (farm)
 
up towards Hope Cross
Rowlee Farm - we crossed Rowlee Pastures above earlier on
 
 
 
 
Hagg Farm
Wheel Stones on Derwent Edge
 
Win Hill top left
Crook Hill - which one of the two hills?
 
 
Hope Cement Plant
 
 
 
 

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