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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.187:884where 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   

 

Leader – Gabby Mac, 4 started on walk

 

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
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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
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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

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