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2018.08.19 Hope, ~N on FP (~50m West of Edale Road), ~100m after cement railway track take FP ~NE to Edale Rd, & then ~400m ~NNE along E.Rd to branch ~NW onto rd / track passing Guest House, Oaker Farm to Fiddle Clough, under Rail track, ~N past Upper Fulwood Farm up to ~SK162871, then zig zag up to Roman Rd, & follow ~NNW past Hope Cross, cross Blackley Clough, continue down to 'V' junction at ~SK147890, cross Rowlee Bridge pass Low Barn cross Snake Rd, pass Rowlee Farm, ~SW past Bellhagg Barn, to BW junction at ~SK164890, zig zag ~SW to pass Hagg Farm, ~S over Snake Rd & River Ashop, follow River ~S & ~SE along west arm of Ladybower Reservoir, at ~ SK169870 Permissive BW ~SE then FP ~NW to base of Wooler Knoll, skirt to East of Knoll up to Hope Brink, & ~S down to & thru Fullwood Stile Farm, under Rail track near Cemetery, ~S along Edale Rd into Hope - leader Judy Gathercole Sunday.

bucolic Hope

Lose Hill ahead but we turned off later to Edale Road

The River Noe

tea break above the river

guests asking for crumbs?

on the track to Fiddle Clough

Oaker Farm?

Normans Farm? - below us

fungi in Fiddles Clough

Fiddle Clough Bridge under the rail track on the Sheffield / Manchester Hope Valley Line. very light drizzle seen just under bridge

The National Trusts Upper Fullwood Farm

Lose Hill seen from the North

we followed towards Crookstone Barn but turned up earlier to the Roman Road

this sheep was eating these prickly bushes as little grass in near drought conditions

Backside Wood with Jaggers Clough climbing up to Kinder

Vale of Edale in Centre with Lose Hill to left

Jaggers Clough again but seen from higher up

climbing up toward the Roman Road

Hope Cross

Crookstone Barn hidden in this clump of trees?

Mam Tor to the right of the ridge

Rowlee Pastures across the valley?

Crookstone Hill on left (right one of pair) - arm of Ladybower Reservoir below - Win Hill top right

grouse shooting butts

crossing Blackley Clough

looking across valley at Hagg Farm buildings (we passed them later)

Alport Valley seen centre / right

Rowlee Farm across valley

Low Barn in centre - Rowlee Farm higher up

Upper Ashop zoomed into ahead of us, but we turned off well before it towards Rowlee Farm

towards Rowlee Bridge

Canal from the River Ashop which ultimately after crossing the Snake valley by siphon / tunnel feeds into Derwent Reservoir

The River Ashop

Rowlee Farm

The steep direct route up- followed by us. Cyclists in picture are following the more gradual track

The 'Alphabet Stone' on path just above our route

apparently stone masons son learnt his alphabet on it

Bellhagg Barn

down toward Hagg Farm & the Snake Road

Hagg Farm

River Ashop photographed from bridge

water in arm of Ladybower Reservoir very low

house seen to North across valley well above Snake Road

rail track turning into the Vale Of Edale. Grindslow Knoll (with sloping top) at top left

a zoomed glance back at Upper Fullwood Farm

our outward route visible across valley just behind white building

Lose Hill

Hope Cement Plant - mainly cement bulk rail trucks below in siding

Mam Tor behind