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2021.11.17** Hope Railway Station SK181.833, ~WSW down access rd to B6187 Rd & WNW along it, just at church / village, at SK172.835 take rd Rd to Edale N then NNW, at rd junct SK168.845 (well before Townhead Bridge) take minor rd NW for ~180m & take FP ~N (on West side of The River Noe) to Normans Farm, turn ~S to cross River then U turn onto Edale Rd under bridge to go ~N, leave rd at FP at SK167.857 on East side and follow River Noe (now on its East side) to (but not across) Bagshaw Bridge, take Road ~N to Upper Fulwood Farm, continue on FP ~N past F. Farm then NNW to & across FB (SK159.872) over stream then ~W thru Backside Wood to Jaggers Clough SK154.873, cross stream and go NE up to Roman Rd at SK160.876, follow R Road ~ NNW, over Blackley Clough & NW below Blackley Hey to SK147.890, V turn to East, (well before Rowlee Bridge over River Ashop), & continue E along canal turning ~ESE and crossing Blackley Clough and passing ~SE past (not across) Haggwater Bridge, follow path (on south side) along Ashop River then Ladybower Reservoir to the Reservoir Embankment SK198.855, follow D.V.H.Way S past Parkin Clough to take FP at SK197.848 skewing off S (but slightly East) up to path junction at SK195.840, take path ~SW to road & ~70m along it to FP ~S then W to cross road at Ryecroft, continue W for ~300m then take FP ~S to FB over tracks at Hope Station. Leader Andrew Irwin - Wednesday - 8 in party -13miles.

1 St Peter's Church

2 seen just before turning off from Hope on road toward Edale

7 bench with secondary purpose to grow fungi

9 The bridge above carries the rail track spur line ro Hope Cement Plant - see picture 199

12 apparently derelict barn alongside road to Edale

17 sheep seen after turning onto footpath running along River Noe

18 not sure what I have missed here?

22 River Noe

28 Hotel in front of Lose Hill


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38 Some Oaker Farm buildings in front of Lose Hill?

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47 horse seen on way to Norman Farm

48 Norman Farm

49 portion to left of picture above

54a Lose Hill

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57 Bridge over road to Edalecarrying rail track Sheffield to Manchester

61 in area after Rail Bridge on Footpath which soon runs along River Noe

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65 Now walking along River Noe

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80 after river path emerging into open farm land

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85 National Trusts Upper Fulwood Farm ahead. Part of flat Kinder Scout at top

90 one of several breaks on walk

93 heading to road leading to

96 Upper Fulwood Farm

99 Lose Hill

103 walking along stream running from Jaggers Clough

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107 walking above stream running from Jaggers Clough. Stream later joins River Noe above Bagshaw Bridge.

112 crossing stream from Jaggers Clough

115 through Backside Wood

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121 after Backside Wood, crossing Jaggers Clough stream and heading up toward The roman Road

128 a patient poser

133 looking SSE up the Roman Ridge - Winhill Pike is at top left of centre

137 seen across Woodlands Valley / Snake road - Crook Hill to right above Crookhill Farm (unseen). An un-named Hill is to the lrft

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148 sun illuminates Hayridge Farm. Upper Ashop (farm) is in the gloom on bottom edge of picture

150 Alport Valley to right of picture

151 Roman Road descending on side of Blackley Hey

152 closer view of Alport Valley briefly illuminated by the sun breaking out between clouds

157 Walking along the canal running from a weir upstream on River Ashop to ultimately discharge in Derwent Reservoir

158 Low Barn before Snake Road and Rowlee Farm (we did not take this route). Note rhe plastic tubes around planted trees

159 Still following the canal - parts of which are in a covered canal

161 looking back at the River Ashop below. The River Alport feeds into the River Ashop near Alport Bridge

163 spillway on the canal water would run down to the River Ashop below


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165 probably connected with conduit works leading to discharge into Derwent Reservoir. The Woodlands Valley / The River Ashop / and Snake pass / and Lockerbrook Heights would all be crossed? Canal is visible above Fairholmes

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173 looking down The 'River Ashop' - normally covered with Ladybower Reservoir water. Tree indicate reservoir high water level

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178 looking back upstream up Ladybower Reservoir's Western Arm

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183 Ashopton viaduct bearing the A57 / Snake Road across the Northern Arm of Ladybower Reservoir

186 Ladybower Reservoir Embankment with two Bellmouth Spillways (well above water level in this foto). Bamford Edge is at top of picture.

189 looking back at road viaduct leading to Bamford