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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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