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2023.03.08 - Eyam - in front of Eyam Hall SK.216:765, SW for ~160m thru Hall's Parking Area & then on minor road, then follow FP sign S for Cucklet Church (not shown on Map), turn S for ~ 200m down to this Rock Formation at SK.215:762 and view it, continue S for ~250m on the West edge of The Delf, then turn ~W on FP for about 300m along the top edge of Middleton Dale, join FP 'S' then 'SW' down to the A623 Road at SK.211: 758, tea break taken, continue ~W on Edge of road for ~60m and cross road to join tarred access road up (~SSE turning SW) for 880m to Cavendish Mill, at Mill take FP ~SSE for ~500m to where path splits, take FP ~ESE for ~260m to join at SK.210:747 Black Harry Lane, but only follow B.H.Lane~ESE for ~ 260m, then turn off on FP ~SSE then S down to and across the FP in Rough Side at SK.210:742, continue up S for ~160m up to join Bridleway at SK.210:740, follow ~ESE then SSE to SK.218:736 the East End of High Rake, follow the South edge of H Rake ~400m Westward and take BW ~S for ~300m to SK.215:732, follow 'vehicle track' for about 1km curving SW / W / NW in OAL in Longstone Edge to SK.206:732, cross W over an access road (at its 'U-bend') continuing W some distance below Quarry (disused?), continue to Longstone Moor OAL ~ENE on Watersaw Rake then ~W across to B6465 Road / Gate at SK.183:732, ~60m N on Road, then W down (new-ish) Concession Footpath for ~300m to cross ~NNW at SK.180:733 over Service Road (going to Hay Dale), NNE thru OAL then WNW along boundary / wall to SK.177:735, NNW on flat thru Cressbrook Dale Nature Reserve to SK.774:741then NNE on flat to pass access FP(s) (to East to Wardlow), NNW / WNW to the bottom of Cressbrook Dale, then passed bottom of Tansley Dale & turn N then E (passing below Peter's Stone), then ~ENE up to join the A623 Road, about 80m E past joining road B6465 turn N into Wardlow Mires (Farm), then on FP brieflyW then NNW up to Stanley House, BW NNE then NE to SK.182:764 then FP ENE for ~1km into Foolow / Public House (The Bulls Head), 200m on Rd beyond PH, turn SW on FP*1 for ~80m then path about 2.2km ~E back to Eyam Hall for tea (*1 no photographs taken after PH as time was tight to catch bus after taking tea at Hall)

Leader Liz Savage - 16 on walk - distance about 17.5km / 11miles - snow in second half of walk made downhill walking slightly slower but made pictures more interesting in part.


5 leaving Eyam Hall Parking area and heading toward Cucklet Church

6 sign below to Cucklet Church

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10 toward Cucklet Church

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!5 & 19 Cucklet Church - actually has two entry / exit passages

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23 not a stained glass window

30 along top of The Delf?

36 along Middleton Edge?


45 down Middleton Edge

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57 signs of bolted anchors placed in limestone by rock climbers

65 tea break just above the A623 Road

70 crossing the A623 Road

74 up the long access road up to Cavendish Mill

81 Cavendish Mill

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85 after Cavandish Mill heading toward Black Harry Lane - are these reclamation works?

86 from Cavandish Mill heading toward Black Harry Lane

90 a cows tongue

96 down the North side southward to Rough Side

99 still descending to Rough Side from the north side

100 Rough Side

102 over stile in fence on the north side of Rough Side.

104 down to Rough Side

105 now on the South side of Rough Side climbing up to the Bridleway above


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111 on the Bridleway above to the South of Rough Side

112 Bridleway to South above Rough Side. The Dry Stone is in a state of terminal collapse

114 looking further down Rough Side

118 part of High Rake

120 some filling of High Rake - may take several centuries to reclaim with clean waste sand & stone materials?

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130 looking down South from Longstone Edge

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136 a flurry of snow

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142 apparently an ancient burial ground

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146 a Dewpond

148 The Concessionary Path Marker on the B6465 Road - this road is at the West end of Watersaw Rake reached from Longstone Edge

149 Heading down to the Hay Dale Service Road