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2018.01.14 Bakewell, A6 Rd / FP along River Wye to / thru Asford in the Water, A6 Rd then 2nd Rd, FP on S edge Little Shacklow Wood up to / thru Sheldon, on FP ~WNW across Deep Dale to / along Wheal Lane, FP ~ NW, Rd N / FP into / thru Taddington / across A6 Rd, ~NE to High Dale & ~SE along dale, Rd up to Brushfield, track ~E to Monsal Trail, turn up to Monsal Head (before Tunnel), Rd to Little Longstone, FP ~E to Great Longstone, FP ~SE to re join & follow Monsal Trail to Hassop & Bakewell - Leader John Taylor - Sunday - ~ 14miles

Mill on A6 road leaving Bakewell. The waterwheel is not in its 'operating' position

the headrace leading to the mill in the previous picture

a packhorse bridge crossing the River Wye on the outskirts of Bakewell

an industrial area on the edge of the River Wye possibly part of an earlier mill complex

on the footpath above the River Wye

River Wye has a weir across it here.

walking past the Bulls Head Public House in Ashford in the Water (Aisseford in earlier times?)

Church of the Holy Trinity (a earlier building was here in Roman times)

Sheepwash Bridge - another packhorse bridge crossing the River Wye at Ashford in Water (until recently sheep were washed from this point before being sheared)

looking downstream from the bridge at the River Wye flowing towards Bakewell

heading towards the bridge

Riverside House Hotel

we had an early tea break under the Pavillion

zoomed into an enclosure with goats

heading up to Sheldon

higher up

passing Little Shacklow Wood

Sheldon ahead

which sheep breed?

The Cock and Pullet Public House - note the defibrillator in the 'telephone box'

passing through Sheldon

a farm in Sheldon

Sheldon's guardian?

turning off onto a footpath leading to Deep Dale

looking ~ south at Magpie Mine

approaching Deep Dale seen on our right

starting the climb out the other side of Deep Dale

the path down is seen behind us as we climb up the other bank of Deep Dale

a dewpond seen below us with the bottom of Deep Dale lower down

Over Over Wheal farm?

'footpath' really a tractor track followed ~WNW from Wheal Lane

notice on road leading North into Taddington

notice blown up

shelter above Taddington

leaving Taddington

heading toward High Dale

steep descent into High Dale

at the bottom of High Dale

road up to Brushfield on right - road to left down to A6

Brushfield

The Old School House

track towards the Monsal Trail

Weir & footbridge seen below in the River Wye

further downstream on the River Wye

Monsal Head seen from a distance - the River Wye is unseen below us

heading toward the Monsal Trail

looking at the River Wye downstream of the stone 'railway' viaduct (now part of the Monsal Trail)

on the Trail heading toward the viaduct

we turned left from the Monsal Trail to ascend the steep path up to Monsal Head

the 'railway' viaduct on the Monsal Trail seen from close to Monsal Head

trippers? at Monsal Head

startled Blackbirds

passing through little Longstone

cafe at Hassop 'Station' on the Monsal Trail

the old station buildings at Bakewell Staion - the tracks between the platforms are filled in. We joined a road descending into Bakewell starting to the right of the building

pond on the River Wye seen from the road bridge into Bakewell