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Longshaw Estate circular.
Group: Stockport
Date: Tuesday 6 January 2009
Start gridref: SK266800
Start time: 10am
Grade: Moderate
Distance: 12 miles
Longer description: Start from Longshaw Lodge NT CP, (near Grindleford). (Note:- The car park closes at 4:30, so we need to be away on time.) Also, the walk starts at 10:00 am NOT 10:15 as shown in the midweek walks section of Stockport Ramblers website!
This is an excellent 12 mile leg stretcher to get the blood flowing again after the excesses of the festive period, with fine views of the Derwent Valley looking down towards Chatsworth, a visit to the historic Padley Chapel and an ascent of the beautiful Padley Gorge. We start with a walk through Longshaw Estate, making our way across to Froggatt Edge and continuing along Curbar Edge. We will have a break along here, it is sheltered and there are good views of the valley below. We cross the road, to continue along Baslow Edge to Wellingtons monument, where there are good views down to Baslow and Chatsworth. We descend from the edge, down to Curbar and Calver Bridge, to follow the River Derwent back through Froggatt and to Padley. We will have a quick break at Padley Chapel, which was originally the gatehouse of the 14th Century Padley Hall. Our final ascent is then through Padley Gorge, before emerging again into the Longshaw Estate, with views across to the Iron Age fort of Carl Wark and back to the carpark. We will take refreshments at The Millstone Country Inn, which is back along the main road into Hathersage, on the right hand side.
Some pictures of the walk here: http://tinyurl.com/ 6nom8c
Well behaved, fit dogs welcome.
Contact name: Mike Pell
Contact phone: 07914 631 623
* Dogs are permitted on this walk
sunrise 08:02
sunset 16:10
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