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Park at our house 15 Pear Tree Ave, Wingerworth S42 6QB GR: 375 675 for an 11am start.
The just under 8 mile route, goes via Stubbing Pond, Stone Edge Plantation, Holymoorside, Walton Lodge Farm,
Harper Hill and Pearce Lane Farm.
We’ll email out again Wednesday next week if the weather forecast is favourable for tea in the garden after.
Pete & JaneWalk Report
10 of us left our house under an overcast sky with a forecast of rain for early afternoon.
We soon passed the village sheep-wash, in Hill Houses Lane, built in 1860 and used by local farmers until the 1920’s.
After skirting the side of Stubbing Pond (actually a lake) we climbed passed two farms mainly adjacent arable land and cow fields before reaching the Matlock road. Our coffee break was then taken amongst rocks from an old quarry in Plantation Woods. Here two of our number departed for a shorter walk back.
After the delightful woods we crossed Stone Edge golf course and then descended to Holymoorside and lake.
Here we lunched by the lakes’ edge watching swallows and two Canada Geese with their seven goslings. (Pics already on the WhatsApp Group forum)
The return journey started with a steep climb up to Bage Hill Farm, through more pleasant fields, then passed Walton Lodge Farm to once again cross the busy Matlock road. It was then another short climb through a buttercup laden field to reach Harper Hill. From here we descended through woods, passed Stubbing Pond again,
and Pearce Lane Farm before a short climb up to the Barley Mow pub and back to no 15.
Our tea party then commenced and luckily escaped the rain until we started packing up.
Many thanks to all for your company and for sharing all those yummy cakes etc.
Walk distance 7.9 miles by Andy’s GPS with 1088ft of ascent.
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