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2022.10.09 - 65 bus from Sheffield to Buxton, via Tideswell then in / out of Litton onto B6049 Road, bus stop SK.153:742 (on way down to Millersdale) near Parking / PC in Tideswell Dale, ~S down Dale (not Road) then ~E to join access road to Litton Mill along River Wye, but cross River ~S before Litton Mill at SK.159:730, then U-turn ~W up to the Monsal Trail and follow trail further to W to climb steps on the left before a ‘brick arch bridge over the Trail’, SSW on FP steeply upward, then level, then down to bottom of High Dale at SK.152:720,(*1), SE down High Dale for about 500m, take bridleway ~S up bank for ~300m then turn ~W to cross the A6 Road at SK154:713 and join the access road WSW then W thru Taddington, just beyond the (unseen) Taddington Church cross road and take FP at SK.141:711 (*2) ~W crossing Slipperflow Lane and continuing Westward, but to the South of Trig Point & Reservoir near Sough Top, then after crossing Sough Lane continue below Fivewells Farms to cross Pillwell Lane at SK.121:705, continue down passing above Chelmorton Church, but then turn SSW down Lane, then E into Church grounds – had lunch break there. Leave church grounds SSW down Lane, then turn directly ESE on another road for ~100m (passing church cottages), the road then turns SSE to join Flagg Lane at SK.118:697, continue ~E on Flagg Lane for ~250m then take FP ~SE for about a 1Km to cross Pasture Lane at SK.128:690, continues SE on FP to join Main Road at SK.137:684, continue ~E on Road to Townsend Farm, take right fork road for less than 100m then take FP ~E, & cross further road & pass dis-used shafts, bend ENE at end to join Flagg Lane again at SK.157:685, continue E (slightly S) on Flagg Lane to road junction of Johnsons Lane and un-named lane at SK.165:683. Take ‘un-named lane’ ~SE for ~150m then FP ~E to Magpie Mine (tea-break), just past Chimney at SK.173:682 take path ~N for 150m & join path/track (curving well below Sheldon) & then at end ~NNE to join road (to East of Sheldon) at SK.180:689, follow road ~E for about 160m (where it bends S) but, then take FP ~E down to cross over Kirk Dale Road and onto minor road for a very short distance, climb up FP to ~E (along Dirtlow Plantations) and follow FP past Dirtlow Farm, then go steeply down E to join road below at SK.190:687, follow road to Lower Crowden Farm, leave road but continue E on FP crossing Crowhill Lane, then a ‘mini valley’ (South of Sand Pit) and then cross Stanedge Road at SK.209:686, continue ~E bending ESE to follow road ~E below Bakewell’s All Saints Church to the A6 Road and buses at Rutland Square (618 to Sheffield taken by us)

    Walk about 13+ miles – led by Liz Savage – 7 on walk

Possible alternative - (*1) instead of following High Dale ~SE, one may cross Dale at this point and go SW on FP to Taddington joining route as described at *2

4 walking down Tideswell Dale

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13 near end of Tideswell Dale

17 taken of River Wye from access road to Litton Mill

19 Numerous terraced house possibly built for Litton Mill key staff? - probably now all privately owned?

20 contented cats watching the world go by.

21taken from the pedestrian bridge over The River Wye upstream of it

22 climbing off the bridge

24 walking up towards The Monsal Trail

26 Bridge built over the original railway track - track removed to make way for recreational trail for cyclists and walkers
27 view looking back when climbing up from Monsal Trail. The River Wye follows line roughly diagonal across the picture
30 looking across at Farms on the North side above The River Wye
31 trees tend to indicate the sides of The Monsal Trail or possibly The River Wye itself
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42 near the top and about to descend toward High Dale
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47 dewpond - or possibly filled with spring or piped water
50 the path we took down to High Dale
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54 down to High Dale
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60 Now walking in the bottom of High Dale
63 interesting spiky fungi
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70 the access road taken into Taddington (from East to West)
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74 possibly a rebuilt original house?
78 passing Queen Arms
81The original Post Office in Taddington

82 an old milestone to Bakewell

84 Parish Notices

85 The spire of Tddington's Parish Church - Church of Saint Michael - just visible here behind trees

86 looking back at Taddington as we climb above it

90 view to South of ridge above Taddington - bales illuminated by sunlight

93 no time to visit but a return trip could be of interest

95 zoomed in wesrward in Buxton direction to Lime Quarry and processing plant (lime? cement?)

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100 in background re Five Wells Farms (passed earlier. Probably a mined rake in foreground now overgrown

101 descending to Chelmorton

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107 Chelmortons earlier water supply

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110 taken while still above town across at Chelmorton's Church - St John the Baptist

116 The locust atop the spire of the church

121 inside Chelmorton Church - St John the Baptist

122 as above but closer up

124 after leaving church and heading SSE (down to Flagg Lane), views seen of farms lower down to West of road

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131 now on way to Flagg on footpaths

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150 Flagg Hall
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162 Magpie Mine
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174 looking towards Sheldon
177 track bypassing Sheldon on its South East side
178 on road to east of Sheldon. Dirtlow Plantation seen ahead which we later passed alongside
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183 on FP through Dirtlow Farm
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190 steeply down from Dirtlow Farm on FP to road below which we followed initially
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204 Bakewells Church Spire
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209 into Bakewell
210 Bakewell Almshouses
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