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2018.03.28 - Hathersage, ~N then ~E up to Church, ~NE through Moorseats Wood to Moorseats, ~E then ~NE then ~NW (on 'road') just past Leveret Croft, ~E up to Carhead Rocks, ~ N along top of rocks & down to PC, ~N up to Stanage Edge, ~SSE then SE along St Edge to Trig Point, ~E to & below Upper Burbage Bridge, ~SSE / ~S / ~SE / ~SW on top of Burbage Rocks passing at end Disused Quarry, cross A6187 Rd, turn ~NE in wood to Burbage Brook, follow Brook / Padley Gorge ~SSW just short of Grindleford Station, follow ~W above railway to ~SK246790, ~NNW to Greenwood Farm, path ~ W under rail track down to River Derwent, ~N then ~W along River to B6001 Rd, road ~NNW into Hathersage - leaders Beverley Booker & Stuart Bloom - Wednesday  *part of group continued ~NNE to Hathersage Booth   REV 122

two leaders to right brief the walkers below

Hathersage Parish Church

a house on a short road just after the church

through Moorseats Wood

fungi on 'dead' wood

helipad below Moorseats

Moorseats

view looking SE near Moorseats

on 'path' actually a road to Leveret Croft

up to Carhead Rocks

view of Mam Tor (to left), Lose Hill & Win Hill to right of centre

looking along Carhead Rocks

teabreak

views of Lose & Win Hills again

side view of Higger Tor

From Carhead Rocks view of the south end of Stanage Edge with a Trig Beacon just visible.- Overstones Farm below

Brookfield Manor

Stanage Plantation just below Stanage Edge

North Lees

farm adjacent to North Lees

a 'window' in Stanage Edge

ascending to Stanage Edge - Carhead Rocks on mound behind

nearing the top of Stanage Edge

zoomed in view of Hope Cement Plant

zoomed in view of Win Hill with Bamford Moor in front

on Stanage Edge

rock climbers on Stanage Edge

view of Over Owler Tor to left with Millstone Edge to right of centre

Overstones Farm now seen from Stanage Edge

a Trig Beacon picture (with photographer and one other not in group)

lunch break just below Stanage Edge

to memory of walker Martin Davies

Upper Burbage Bridge

looking down Burbage Brook

Burbage Rocks with path below part of Sheffield Country Walk

on the Edge of Burbage Rocks

rocks leading towards top of disused quarry

looking back along the Burbage Rocks route - part of Stanage Edge is seen raised in distance

in centre there is a footbridge over Burbage Brook on the path up to Carl Wark Fort - this is reputedly a stone Packhorse Bridge but with no safety sides.

streaks are snow / hail blown horizontally

broken & never completed water trough near disused quarry

after crossing A6187 road  we turned towards Burbage Brook

following Burbage Brook

now on the side of  'Padley Gorge' with Burbage Brook in the gorge itself

houses as we approach (short of) Grindleford Station

Padley Catholic Church (check history on web)

on toward Greenwood Farm

at Greenwood Farm party splits - some going to Hathersage Booths & rest descending toward / under rail track & on to River Derwent and Hathersage

a glance back at Greenwood Farm with Millstone Edge at top of picture

under the Sheffield / Manchester (Hope Valley) rail track

River Derwent

Offerton Moor?

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