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2021.09.22 - Sheffield Ramblers Walk - Baslow Nether End - near PC & Parking, cross A619 at SK258.722, NW/N/NNE on roads steeply up to join Bar Rd BW to Wellington Monument (tea break), V turn passing Eagle Stone and then follow BW track ~N (well behind Baslow Edge), cross road berween Baslow & Curbar Edges and follow FP on top of Curbar Edge ~NW to Frogatt Edge, FP turns ~ NNE to reach A625 Rd, skew ESE across rd, then ~N following OAL boundary & turn WNW to Tumbling Hill (lunch break), short distance N down to fields and ~E on 'informal path' back to A625 Rd above Grouse Inn, short distance N on road then FP ~N-ward to National Trusts Longshaw Lodge, NNE up to Lodge on B6251 Rd, cross rd & follow FP ~ NW turning ~NNE at ~SK263.606 to cross A6187 Rd, follow FP ~NE above edge of (faintly marked) disused quarries, turning ~ENE to meet Houndkirk Road at SK277.817, follow H.K.Rd ~NE to join Ringlinglow Rd at the PH, ~E on R.Low Rd for ~100m, & take FP ~N (& steeply down at end) to Clough Lane but cross Porter Brook and follow path E-ward on its N-side down to Forge Dam (unmarked on my OS map), continue past cafe & toilets on minor access rd ~E but turning N up to edge of Fullwood SK304.852. - Leader Judy Gathercole - Wednesday

1 on roads leading toward Bar Road which goes up toward Wellington Monument and Baslow Edge. This is close to 'Hydro Close' marking a long since demolished Victorian Spa in this area.

2 looking back at part of Baslow

4 Longstone Edge with 'E' 'R' imprinted at base in two separate oblongs

5 Bar Road worn down by cart traffic before other roads such as Sheffield Road replaced it

6 Heather still colourful although past its prime

8 looking toward Gardom's Edge with Birchen's Edge higher up behind

9 Eagle Stone - Curbar Edge a long way further on - but first we went to Wellington's Monument

11 Wellington's Monument

13 passing Eagle Stone again but now heading toward Curbar Edge

14 on the track (behind Baslow Edge) as we head toward Curbar Edge in distance

15 Curbar Edge at back, flock of sheep resting behind Baslow Edge to left of picture

16 The rocks here are on part of Baslow Edge

17 Heading toward Curbar Edge seen at top

18 Down to cross the road passing between Baslow & Curbar Edges

19 the road down to Curbar

20 climbing gradually up to Curbar Edge

21 zoomed into cattle some distance away from our path

22 off the path closer to Curbar Edge

23 as above - intrepid visitors not in our party

24 zoomed into New Bridge crossing The River Derwent below


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26 Hare Knoll to left - above the unseen Calver Sough below it

27 The Old Mill near The River Derwent and Baslow Road, A 'goit' leads to the Mill from the dam just downstream of New Bridge

28 The Old Mill seen (without zooming)

29 continuing along Curbar Edge toward Froggatt Edge

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31 on Froggatt Edge here?

32 where is this impressive clough?

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36 zoomed into Winhill Pike at top

37 from Froggatt down to cross the A625 Road (which passes the Grouse Inn about 500m further up the road)

39 newNational Trust sign board - we came from Froggatt Edge and went to Tumbling Hill - is this also called Jubilee Hill?

41 probably Millstone Edge to right with Stanage Edge spread across picture behind

42 edge of Tumbling Hill

43 as above

44 Higger Tor at top. Carl Wark Fort lower down to its right

45 Longshaw Lodge which we passed

46 another view of Higger Tor and Carl Wark Fort. The track below start near Burbage Bridge and runs in valley below Burbage Edge to Upper Burbage Bridge