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2016.10.16 - Calver Sough, 0.1km S on B6001 Rd, turn right into 'Horseways' onto FP N & W of Calver Peak, cross Deep Rake, about 0.5km short of Rowland, turn onto FP direct to Great Longstone Church, through Great Longstone onto FP to Little Longstone, on Rd to Monsal Head, down to & short distance along Monsal Trail, up towards Brushfield but turn before it to Brushfield Hough (farm), down to Lees Bottom & cross A6, up to* then contour about 0.5km through Great Shacklow Wood, up to Sheldon, through Sheldon turning off at Lower Farm, follow SE edge of G S Wood (part way) down to River Wye, local & A6 Rds into Asford in Water, follow River Wye & A6 Road to Bakewell - leader Deena Jefferys - Sunday

*some of party went up very steep route just to W of Great Shacklow Wood and party re united in Sheldon

Horseways
 
dew pond - one of several along footpath
 
 
towards Coombs Dale
 
 
new barn near Deep Rake
 
zoomed in to Chatsworth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rowland seen but not entered
 
 
 
 
Monsal Head ahead
 
Great Longstone
 
 
 
churchyard Great Longstone
The Church in Great Longstone
The Church in Great Longstone
 
Great Longstone
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
passing Pack Horse Inn in Little Longstone

 
Autumn leaves
Little Longstone Church
River Wye Valley seen from Monsal Head
footbridge across River Wye zoomed into (just visible in picture above)
Brushfield Hough (farm) seen in distance above the river gorge
the old railway viaduct on the Monsal Trail
Headstone Tunnel on Monsal Trail seen behind us - we came down from Monsal Head above on left not through tunnel.
upstream of old railway viaduct
downstream of old railway viaduct
a short distance on the Monsal Trail
cattle aside track up towards Brushfield
 
Monsal Head seen behind
a ruin aside the track leading to Brushfield
River Wye below
a glimpse of the weir below in the River Wye?
was this trench formed by miners?
lunch break after steep climb towards Brushfield
 
a glimpse of the A6 road below which we crossed later
 
 
 
a glance back at Monsal Head
 
Brushfield Hough farmhouse
 
down from Brushfield Hough
 
 
stile crossed just before the A6 Road
 
a parking area near Lees Bottom
slippery path virtually in a stream
 
Great Shacklow Wood
the steep slippery alternate route taken by some of party
at the top of the steep shorter route taken by some of the party
 
zoomed in to Froggatt Edge
The main party in distance nearing Sheldon seen by rest of group who went up the steeper shorter route
Sheldon Church
Sheldon
Sheldon
Lower Farm in Sheldon where we turned down towards River Wye
zoomed into Ashford in Water
 
River Wye below
 
 
 
nearing local road & A6 road leading to Ashford in Water
River Wye upstream of bridge crossing into Ashford in Water
a break at Ashford in Water - some rushed ahead for coffee in Bakewell
 
Ashford Church
 
River Wye
towards Bakewell

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