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2022.03.02 Grindleford Stn (SK251.757), ~E to Stn Cafe, FP~ESE up to B6521 Rd at SK252.787, and cross ~S to follow Private Tedgness Rd ~S to SK252.784, take FP ~SSE thru Hay Wood, at SK256.778 turn ~S on FP on edge of woods and cross 'brook' then up to the A625 Rd, follow rd ~NW for ~100m (crossing to its S-side to join FP~SSW along Froggatt Edge and turning on Edge ~SSE to join & follow Curbar Edge to West side of The Parking Area, cross Clodhill Laneb and follow it ~W for about 100m, take BW (to E of Baslow Edge) ~S to pass on the W- side of Eagle Stone, at SK263.737 take Bar Rd (a BW) ~WSW but turn ~W thru disused Quarry to join BW ~N for ~100m then turning NW then N to W-side of Burial Ground to stile at ~SK256.746 on the edge of Bar Rd (a tarmac road from the Curbar Edge / Baslow Edge 'gap'), follow road down to join & follow Curbar Hill (rd), down to the minor rd (before the A623) running NW crossing The River Derwent, soon turn ~N to Stocking Farm to the Goit, follow the Goit N / NW to cross the A625 Rd at New Bridge, follow The River Derwent (on it's W-side) ~N to and across Froggatt Bridge, continue ~N on the DVHW, crossing the B6521 Rd and continuing to SK241.795 (near River) & V-turn ~SSE up to a Bridge over thev RW at SK243.793, follow FP / Track / Road on the N-side of the Railway Track past Padley Chapel generally SW back to Grindleford Stn. Wednesday Walk - leader Dave Jefferies - about 10.5 miles - 17 on walk. (Note rainy / misty weather stopped picture taking on the upper edges - Froggatt, Curbar, Baslow and only recommenced below Baslow Edge)

1 Grindleford Station - most came by train from Sheffield but some drove in by cars. Pay Parking by cell phone & debit card
4 The Northern Rail Network (control + to enlarge)
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6 leaders briefing
7 Cafe at Railway Station
10 walking on Tedgness Rd (not named on OS 1 in 25,000 map)
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32 un-named brook to be crossed before A625 road is reached
36 up to the road
39 now on Froggatt Edge
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46 last picture on Froggatt Edge - Rain / Misr set in
48 now well below Baslow Edge - weather improves and fotos recommence
50 one of the Edges above
51 Memorial stone to Cundy family members who died in the Eyam Plague in 1632
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55 stile to Bar Road running down from the gap between Curbar and Baslow Edges
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63 down the roads towards Curbar and Calver
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67 Calver Mill now apparently converted to appartments
68 Snow Drops
71 The Goit (headrace to Calver mill in front). Behind is the weir across the River Derwent which feeds the goit to Calver Mill
74 The weir in the River Derwent closer up
80 From New Bridge looking at the pond behind the weir
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83 looking back at New Bridge - the stone parapets on the bridge seem to be knocked over regularly

84 Wetlans close to The River Derwent

85 a tree blown over before the recent storms?

87 new bridge again

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92 looking up The River Derwent towards Froggatt Bridge (barely visible here)

93 Mandarin Duck to right and left - relative newcomers to the Peak District

97 Froggatt Bridge

101 upstream of Froggatt Bridge

102 following the Derwent Valley Heritage Way (upstream)

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124 heading towards the B6521 Road - linking the upper and lower parts of Grindleford
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131 The River Derwent shortly before we turned up towards the Railway Bridge we took.There are a fair number of bridges over the Railway Line
134 climbing up toward the bridge over the railway line and looking back at the river below
136 The bridge we crossed on this outing

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