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2022.08.28 - Start SK.216:874, Lay By & Bus Stop on A57 Road, ~250m ~W down road to & across Cutthroat Bridge, ~N for 150m then ~1,5km W on BW thru Derwent Moors to junct. of paths at SK.198:874 (to North of Lead Hill), N then NE passing Hurkling Stones, at FP to Grouse Butts turn N (slightly West) on Derwent Edge to Wheel Stones, continue on Edge ~NW past White Tor turning N to pass Salt Cellar Boulder (only seen when looking back), continue to Dove Stone Boulder then Cakes of Bread, ~N crossing Bradford Gate Head (top of Foulstone Road), on towards Trig Beacon / Back Tor. Tea Break. (One of party returned to start as previously planned)

Rest of party go slightly to E then down from Back Tor NE then NNE (much on paved paths) to follow Cartledge Stones Ridge to SK.207:927, ~W thru moorland to join FP at SK203:927, follow FP along top of Abbey Brook ~WSW then S to cross Bents Clough at SK.201:923, then ~W along and down to Sheepfold Clough at SK.197:923, ~NNW then WNW (above Abbey Brook) turning WSW then S to cross Cogmans Clough at SK.185:922, continue on FP ~W but short of Abbey Tip Plantation cutting corner in OAL & turning S to Abbey Bank, ~SE on FP to pass (ruins of) Bamford House then ~SSE to SK.182:902 (W of Hillbrook Plantation), then ~S along ruins of Dry Stone Wall to SK183:896, ~SE / S thru Briery Side (& U-turning at end) down to road on edge of Ladybower Reservoir, E then SSE on Reser Rd to BW at SK.187:884 – where party splits:

a) Photographer continues on Reser Rd to Ashopton Viaduct (A57 rd), then follows road ~E to PH (the recently closed Ladybower Inn) to ‘catch bus’

b) rest of party start E up BW and continue up ‘Eastward’ to SK.198:884, then ~80m S on BW then turnoff SE on FP up to Derwent Edge at SK203:880, ~E along FP near Grouse Butts then after ~1.1km ~SSW thru OAL near Highlow Clough back to Cutthroat Bridge

1 Have just crossed A57 Road at Cutthroat Bridge and walking a short distance along Highshaw Clough

4 Highshaw Clough further on, we turned off to West before most of this

6 Winhill Pike seen roughly SW across Ladybower Reservoir

7 clump of heather

8 view to South - roads and reservoir hidden below

14 View from the lower portion of Derwent Edge (near Whinstone Lee Tor) looking down Ladybower Reservoir's Northern portion and at the Aqueduct from Derwent Dam crossing it near Fairholmes.

18 Winhill Pike top left, Crookhill Farm right of centre with further back Lose Hill and rdge to Mam Tor, Ladybower unseen below

22 climbing up Derwent Edge

25 looking back down Derwent Edge with part of The Ashopton Viaduct and Ladybower Reservoir visible below

26 yet another view of Crookhill Farm

31 Ladybower again with Kinder visible top left and mainly Hagg Side Woods above it to left

38 Wheelstones on Derwent Edge (sometimes called 'coach and horses')

39 White Tor

41 looking back - possibly at paths used on return trip?

47 a sheep standing on rock over space near White Tor (39)

49 coach & horses seen from far side

51 looking across part of Ladybower (in the Derwent Valley), and across the valleys carrying the A57 Road. In background is Kinder and below it in middle of picture Fairbrook below Firbrook Naze?

54 The Lose Hill - Mam Tor ridge to left with Rushup Edge behind to left of centre. The bowl in centre is The Vale of Edale

57 Salt Cellar Boulder. Salt Cellar on West side only seen later when past East Side and looking back

58 general view - collapsing dry stone walls - fortunately not replaced with unsightly wire fences (National Trust Property)

59 our group of walkers

61 Salt Cellar now in view to right

66 Cakes of Bread

71 more Cakes of Bread

75 Trig beacon above Back Tor

78 a view from Back Tor - a paved path but is it the one we took? see picture 91

84 tea break below

89 sheep without tails - male sheep? or unowned?

91 looking back at Back Tor. We took path steeply descending on left of picture

95 Ravines ahead?

97 cutting West through moor land to Abbey Brook

98 Crook Clough with Abbry Brook to it's right/

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106 along the top of Abbey Brook

108 still above Abbet Brook

116 looking into Crooks Clough

118 Abbey Clough turns directly ahead (West)

121 we turned up Bent's Clough and crossed it higher up

124 after crossing Bents Clough we are again following Abbey Brook

125 looking up Crooks Clough

127 pond in picture above zoomed into

130 As we walk to Sheepfold Clough, we look down Abbey Brook which passes and is restricted to the right by the mound in the centre of picture

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138 now past Sheepfold Clough and continuing down Abbey Brook (on bank well above brook)

141 on the North bank of Abbey Brook

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148 path 'double track' down to cross Cogman Clough (which snakes in from left but is unseen further below). After crossing stream path climbs up to right.

149 heather closer up

152 descending toward Derwent Reservoir, just below Howden Dam (but we later turned off before reaching reservoirs) to Abbey Bank

153 looking back up Abbey Brook

157 turnoff point to Abbey Bank on left in Open Access Land is still beyond gate ahead

159 have now turned off and climbed someway up Abbey Bank. Have then turned about to take pictue of Howden Dam

168 Howden Dam to right with long dry strip of Derwent Dam below it

170 Dam again seemingly surrounded by heather.

171 a glimpse of Derwent Dam Wall

176 Derwent Reservoir with remains of Bamford Farm buildings in middle

177 closer in to building remains

178 a further view of Derwent Reservoir


180 following decayed dry stone wall south before going down through Briery Side

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189 down Briery Side

192 Ashopton Viaduct under the A57 Road closer up