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2017.03.12 ** Bakewell, ~ SE to Intake Lane, Noton Barn Farm, thru Haddon Fields, dwn to & cross River Lathkill, pass Raper Lodge, Alport, River Bradford, up to Hopper Farm, W corner Bleakley Plantation, Anthony Hill, thru Elton, ~ 0.5km on Limestone Way, E past Oddo, thru Winster, edge of Clough Wood, Old Field Lane, Darley Bridge, Derwent Valley Heritage Way into Matlock - leader Richard Bennett - Sunday ~14miles

spring green on weeping willows

turning & passing Noton Barn Farm

road bends further on but continue straight on on track

turn down to right about here

descending to River Lathkill

weirs on river Lathkill

are these real or decoy ducks?

Alport - River Lathkill here runs into Badford River a bit lower down

Church seen from part of Youlgreave near River Bradford

cooling down

looking over the River Bradford from the Hopping Farm side at Youlgreave

Lambs at Hopping Farm

Pond at Hollow Farm

calf, cows and bull

Burycliffe Quarry (part of Anthony's Hill?)

Gratton Dale

Burycliffe Troughs

Bury Cliffe Farm?

St Anthony's Hill & Burycliffe Quarry

Elton Church

view from Elton of rock massive at Hermits Cave?

recent storm damage before Oddo

Winster Church

Winster Hall

Old market place

looking ahead on after leaving Winster

very solid posts to stile - but walls no longer there

the muddy patches became far worse further on

frog spawn

industrial relic

big brother is watching!

Darley Bridge

River Derwent

steam train Rowsley to Matlock

Riber Castle

at rest in Matlock

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