A: Alport Castles, Grains in the Water, Higher Shelf Stones, Crooked Clough, Doctors Gate, Lady Clough. 12m
B: Ladybower, Win Hill, Wooler Knoll; 8.2ml

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01/02/2023 10:00 - 16:00

A: Alport Castles, Grains in the Water, Higher Shelf Stones, Crooked Clough, Doctors Gate, Lady Clough. 12m
(Christopher Goddard S Yorks Route 8)
Coordinator: Mike Gregg
Start: Birchen Clough (Snake Road ) SK109 914
Pub: None
Map: OL1 Dark Peak
Route: Roman Road to Hayridge Farm; Alport Farm; passing below the Tower and up Alport Dale on a path/sheeptrod you won't have been on before (not the one shown on maps), Grains, Hern Clough, Higher Shelf Stones, Crooked Clough, Doctors Gate, Lady Clough

B: Ladybower, Win Hill, Wooler Knoll; 8.2ml
Start: Roadside on A57 SK197864
Pub: Yorkshire Bridge (early doors)
Maps: Dark Peak (east)
Route: Rd E/S to cross bridge (A6013). Rd/fp S to 200854, W across dam. Trk/fp S/SSW to 194840, fp NW/W to Win Hill. NW to Wooler Knoll, descend N to reservoir, where trk SE/E/S to dam. Cross and retrace to cars.

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    A: Kirk Ireton, Black Rocks, Alport Height; 12.0ml
    Done: 10/04/1996 (Ian Howie) 13/04/2005 (George Wilks)
    Start: Kirk Ireton SK266501
    Maps: White Peak W
    Route AM: Fps/rds Nly by Moorside Spring Fm, Stainsbro Qy to rd 262532, rd/fps NEly, scramble on dolomitic rocks 266539 ;on to High Peak Trail 272548, trl Ely to Black Rocks
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    B: Monsal Head, Ashford in the Water, Bakewell, Little Longstone; 8.0ml
    Coordinator: Richard Evans
    Start: Monsal Head SK185715; Roadside Parking or Pay & Display.
    Pub: Packhorse Inn, Little Longstone (early doors)
    Maps: 1:25000 White Peak
    Route: Drop down to Monsal Dale and follow river to A6. Straight across A6 and go west following River Wye to Ashford in the Water. Keep following the river until SK 215689 at ‘weirs’ just past Lumford Mill . Turn left and follow path until it joins the Monsal Trail. Turn left and leave the Monsal Trail at SK 193711 and head North West to Little Longstone and the Packhorse Inn. After beers back along the road to Monsal Head