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2017.03.26 - Longshaw Estate Cafe, Rd junct A625/B6054, Lady's Cross, N / E side of (Barbrook)breached reserv., track to small pond, track / rough land to join Rd A619 @ ~SK281742, ~300m along road then up to and along Gardom's Edge, ~ SW on FP down to A619, cross rd and brook, Dobbs Edge, North end Emporer Lake, pass Swiss Lake on W side, Beeley Hill Top, Beeley Lodge, cross Rd Bridge over River Derwent, thru Chatsworth Park ~ NNW to Edensor*, ~ SSW up to & thru New Piece Wood, ~ W thru Carlton Pastures, down thru Manners Wood, golf course, cross Monsal Trail, Bakewell - leader Andrew Irwin - Sunday  ~ 15miles - but breakoffs at Edensor / Chatsworth / Baslow possible. 

'fun' run at NT Longshaw Estate - we walked from run finish point

zoomed into White Edge Lodge

Lady's Cross

leaving Lady's Cross

breached 'Barbrook' reservoir

pond about 1km downstream of breached reservoir

A621 road ahead

Gardom's Edge to left. 'cleft to right carries Bar Brook and road to Baslow

Highland Cattle

up to Gardom's Edge

zoomed into Baslow Edge in distance

Elizabeth Regina

zoomed into Nelson's Monument on Birchen Edge

Moorside Farm below Birchen Edge

walking down to the A619 road

after crossing A619 road steep steps down to the brook crossing

Dobbs Edge

a short detour to photograph The Hunting Tower

sitting on the edge of Emporer Lake - water somewhat below

Swiss Lake

towards Beeley Hill Top Farm

Bridge across River Derwent seen from Beeley Lodge side

old mill to left with River Derwent to right

Chatsworth House to left, The Hunting Tower at top and the fountain to the right

Edensor -party turned up footpath to left just past this point

climbing up to New Piece Wood

almost in Bakewell

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