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2022.09.04 (the 9.15am train from Sheffield to Hope was cancelled at short notice, a bus leaving earlier but arriving later at Hope was taken, and the walk route amended. Start at Bus Stop near Hope Stn SK.178:832, ~700m along road WNW to Hope Church, then turn-off N then NNW down Edale Rd to short of Townhead Bridge, turning ~NW down Lose Hill Lane (not named on map) then ~N past Hotel , Oaker Farm & Norman Farm turning WNW to Fiddle Clough, then ~NE down F. Clough, under the Rail Track to Edale, ~NE over Edale Rd then ~N across Bagshaw Bridge (over River Noe), ~N past Upper Fullwood Farm, & continuing on FP up ~NNE / then ~N / then ~NNW to BW at SK.159:875, ~NE on BW for ~200m & at junction turn off ~NNW on Roman Road for 300m into OAL (tea break), then ~W on informal paths winding up to Kinder Southern Edge at SK.144:882, U-turn ~NNE for ~200m to Kinder Northern Edge, path ~W (for about +2.5km) thru Crookstone Knoll (winding initially) ~W along Blackden Edge then turning ~WNW to SK117:882, U-turn ~S for ’10 min’ crossing to Kinder Southern Edge, ~E passing Nether Tor then ~S starting at Golden Clough (took lunch break near top), but diverting ~S to The Nab, turn ~NW for 150m then U-turn down ~S to gate at ~SK123:865 (leaving OAL), ~S to cross FB over Grinds Brook (just above G B Booth), ~S on road past PH / Edale Church / PH / Edale Stn / PC & Parking to ‘Edale Rd’ at SK.124:853, ~100m SSW on road, then turn off S to Hardenclough Farm (stopping for ‘tea and ice creams’ now available there), continue 200m ~S, cross Harden Brook, ESE then ~S to short of Greenlands, turn ~E on BW up to Hollins Cross, ~ESE on paths down thru OAL then SE down to & along Hollowford Rd to Castleton, ~E on Castleton Rd for a short distance to Bus Terminus / PC. 2 of party (incl. photographer) caught bus here to Sheffield.

Balance of party possibly went on Castleton Rd Eastward and turned off at SK154:831 onto FP ~E passing Peakhole Water and crossing (Cement Plant) Railway track spur at SK.166:831 continuing to Road & ~N into Hope, then ESE along road back to Bus stop & cars parked near Hope Station.

1 out from Hope on Edale Road passing The Cheshire Cheese Inn

4 house with flowers on Edale Road

8 down Lose Hill Lane

9 a view of Lose Hill from Lane

11 various shapes of Bales? Straw? Hay?

16 Norman Farm with buildings updated from 1066

18 striding out

24 Lose Hill - rather unfamiliar shape here

25 approaching Fiddle Clough

27 down Fiddle Clough and under Rail Bridge (for trains to Edale / Manchester)

31 Upper Fullwood Farm (a National Trust Property)

32 above building with ancient agricultural 'machinery'

33 ascending Northward on Footpath and looking back at Lose Hill

35 Vale of Edale to right, Rushup Edge behind

40 Backside Wood with Nether Moor behind and Jaggers Clough in centre

42 Yellow Gorse

46 Lose Hill Mam Tor 'Ridge' with Rushup Edge at end

48a close up of bicycle and Hope Cross (Win Hill top right)

50 Win Hill Pike and Hope Cross to right of centre

52 Cattle just North of Hope Cross

54 on Roman Road - but entering into Open Access Land (OAL)

56 Crookhill to right (Crookhill Farm is unseen on its far side). Other hill to left is un-named. Stanage Edge behind at top.

59 Hope Cement plant seen from here to South

62 Crookhill Farm mounds behind and also West arm of Ladybower Reservoir - water level low as shown by exposed yellow earth.

65 Lose Hill Mam Tor ridge seen again from different angle

66 sign to Crookstone on informal path thru O A L

67 thought this was some exotic bird, but found a sheep's head with body hidden by grass

70 Lose Hill seen in distance with heather on either side of the 'banks' of Jaggers Clough?

74 similar to picture 62 but with Winhill Pike at top. The path we walked up and the tree we passed also visible

75 looking across at Allport Valley. The A57 Road snakes it's way towards Glossup (to left)

77 Hayridge Farm above the A57 Road

78 Blackden View Farm

80 Oyster Clough faintly visible at mid top of picture

81 top of Blackden Clough in middle of picture

82 party on Northern Edge Kinder / top of Blackden Clough

83 as 82

84 fearsome face above Blackden Clough

87 as above

89 looking toward top of Blackden Clough

91 looking down Blackden Clough

93 heather

97 looking down Blackden Clough

101 on '10 minute' crossing from Kinder North Edge to South Edge

102 as above

104 on paved portion of Kinder Southern Path

106 looking across The Vale of Edale

109 near path

110 looking back at the top of Grinds Brook with Grindslow Knoll to the left of picture

111 looking from Kinder Path across at Lose Hill

113 close up of heather

115 view across Vale of Edale to Mam Tor.

117 another view up Grinds Brook and Grindslow Knoll at top left

120 Mam Tor across Vale of Edale

123 descending to down towards The Nab. Grinds Brook (with path above it) and Grindslow Knoll top left again seen here

125 descending from Kinder

126 as above

127 as above

128

128 as above

130 looking down The Vale of Edale - Chapel Gate Path visible to left

131

134 photograph from Footbridge of Grinds Brook

137 passing Edale Church

138 looking back - Edale Church just visible in middle of picture to right of centre

139 heading towards Hollins Cross - Back Tor and Lose Hill visible behind it.

142 as above

144 Hope Cement Plant seen from Hollins Cross

145 view across Vale of Edale to Grindsbrook etc

146 descending from Hollins Cross towards Castleton but looking across at Mam Tor and Land Slid road below it.

147 as above but from lower down

152 on Hollowford Road approaching Castleton

156 Winnats Pass, which replaces Land Slid Road to Edale and other destinations

157 cattle grazing with Brochett Booth Plantation and Back Tor behind

159 Winhill Pike

160 remains of Peveril Castle