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2020.06.02**a 'social distancing walk' with 2 drivers only in separate cars By car on rd ~W from Edale, just past Barber Booth rd turns S, but turn off directly ~W on minor rd for Upper Booth, pass under stone rail viaduct to marked parking area (SK108848), follow rd on foot (for very short distance toward Upper Booth), but turn ~WSW on unpaved road along N'side of railtrack (marked on map as Permissive Footpath), turn ~S past unseen rail Cowburn Tunnel entrance & continue to Dalehead. On map there is one path running S (slightly W) from Upper Booth past Dalehead up to Chapel Gate (a track), but we took another path from near Dalehead (marked on ground but not map) running ~S (slightly E) up to Chapel Gate (a track) joining at SK104839, follow Chapel Gate ~S to meet Rushup Edge BW at SK909829, continue on BW ~WSW to Sheffield Rd & follow path on rd edge to Pennine Bridleway SK092825, follow P.BW roughly WNW thru The Roych to South Head SK061846, (we climbed South Head, lunched & returned to BW), follow 'path thru OAL' ~E then ~ENE to North of Brown Knoll, turn N then NW to join Pennine Way at ~SK081862, follow Pennine Way ~E, We then took alternative 'V' route (Packhorse? now also for cyclists?) rejoining Pennine Way South of steep Jacobs Ladder section, continue ESE on Pennine Way to Upper Booth, take rd ~SE to Parking Area. Leader Stuart Bloom - Tuesday.

1 Crowden Brook to right of picture

2 zoomed in view of above house

3 road up to Mam Tor

4 Lose Hill & Back Tor

5 approaching Dalehead Farm

6. Dalehead Farm behind has a Bunkhouse part

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8 white 'road' a third up from bottom is Permissive Footpath toward Dalehead Farm (following rail track towards Cowburn Tunnel)

9 we climbed up from Dalehead up to Chapel Gate Track - Lose Hill seen behind to right

10 Chapel Gate Track meeting Rushup Edge Bridleway

11 Our route is actually over Roych Clough to South Head

12 still on Rushup Edge Bridleway

13 espied Rushop Hall below Sheffield Rd  (just visible) from Chapel - en - le  Firth.

14 disused Quarry South of Rushup Edge

15 we took Pennine Bridleway (via The Roych) to South Head

16 South Head just visible at the top right of picture

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19 clearer view of South Head in front of us

20 hopefully these and other cyclists sharing bridleways with walkers have bells to warn of their often silent approach & overtaking?

21 Chapel-en-le-Firth?

22 replacement tree planting on bank above

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24 probable rail viaduct - but location not known

25 South Head again at top

26 ruined building slightly off route from the Pennine Bridleway which we diverted up to see closer.

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28 The Roych below us

29 Footbridge only needed when water levels are higher

30 Foxgloves

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33 closer to South Head

34 South Head

35 climbing up South Head

36 view seen while climbing up South Edge

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38 Mount Famine (to left) seen from South Head

39 zoomed into horses from top of South Head

40 ditto to farm house

41 only one airplane seen during day (virus period)

42 part of Kinder

43 looking back at South head & Mount Famine to it's right

44 we are on track thru OAL walking toward Kinder (& Pennine Way).

45 Coming down Pennine Way but still well above Jacobs Ladder

46 Rocks on Kinder Edge

47 ditto

48 ditto

49 River Noe below in clough?
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51 Jacob's Ladder - but we took an easier route (possibly a Packhorse route? - a 'V'  ~S then ~NNE rejoining the Pennine Way lower down.
52 The Pennine Way towards Edale ahead of us
53 building ruins on The Packhorse route
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58 sheep looking for green grass rather than a drink of water
59 looking back
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61 Lee House?

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63 barn to N of Pennine Way before reaching Crowden Clough

64 ditto

65 uncommon dried out moss during dry spell

66 Germander Speedwell?

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68 a glance to the South of the Vale of Edale

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