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2019.08.25 - Fairholmes SK172894, Rd ~NNE to U turn before Derwent Reser Wall, follow road Southward on East side of Ladybower Reser., turn off onto BW up and crossing Grindle Clough, continue up & across to join Contour path at SK198884 (top of Grainfoot Clough), ~S on Contour Path to SK198874 (North of Load Hill), ~E to cross Highshaw Clough (before Cut Throat Bridge), ~ENE thru & ~300m past Moscar House, follow Strines Edge ~NW then follow Strines Moor Ridge ~NE, descend toward Strines Inn & Mortimer Rd, follow road roughly North & Eastward to BW down to Strines Reser, BUT go in opposite direction into Bole Edge Plantation, find & follow ~NE a marked on ground (but not on map) Sheffield City Council Permissive Path roughly parallel to and about 150m away from Mortimer Rd to Thornseat Road (a walled lane), follow ~WNW up it, take rough tracks ~N &~W to Shooting Cabins, climb up to & follow along wall E to Mortimer Road, branch off on minor rd heading to south side of Agden Reservoir, at SK249928 join FP to North side of Agden Reservoir and follow, ~S on rd on East edge of Reser, FP below Reser into Low Bradfield - leader John Taylor - Sunday

water (possibly the top part of Ladybower Reservoir?) seen below Derwent Reservoir as we walked towards it's dam wall

Derwent Reservoir wall

coming away from Derwent Reservoir after following the 'U' turning road

pheasant?

upper part of Ladybower Reservoir

water pipes from Derwent Reservoir crossing over the upper part of Ladybower Reservoir

The lost Village of Derwent

turning off road onto path near Grindle Clough

Win Hill top left with with Crook Hill and unamed hill to the right

a shady bench stop

somewhere on the skyline above us

looking across at Win Hill - top right

somewhere on the skyline above us

tea break at the top of Grainfoot Clough

wall along part of the 'contour path' seen behind us

the northern arm of Ladybower Reservoir we walked above

Crookhill Farm seen across Ladybower Reservoir. The 'peak' at the top right is Lose Hill. To the left of it Mam Tor is visible - to the right a part of Kinder?

Win Hill top left. Below is part of Ashopton Viaduct on the A57 (Snake Pass) which crosses Ladybower Reservoir. To the right is the West arm of Ladybower reservoir.

looking back down the northern arm of Ladybower Reservoir

the conduits crossing at the north of Ladybower Reservoir.

heading East toward Highshaw Clough

Highshaw Clough

across Highshaw Clough

up from Highshaw Clough

looking southwest down Snake Pass. Cutthroat Bridge in view

heading toand then past Moscar House

Win Hill seen behind us (top right)

zoomed into Wheel Stones on Derwent Edge

On Strines Edge - possibly with a glimpse of Dale Dike reservoir to the right?

A view of Strines reservoir

Probably on Strines Moor Ridge with a view of Strines Reservoir

Boots Folly visible to top left

Lunch break in the sun in front of a grouse butt (several placed along Strines Moor Ridge). The rest of the party sought the shade of a tree lower down towards the Inn.