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Park at Eyam in the main car park
GR:- 216 767
Route – Bole Hill, Sir William Hill 429
Trig point, Stoke Ford, Duric Wall, Highcliffe.
Distance approx 6.5 miles.
11am start.
See you there,
PeteWalk Report
What a wonderful occasion! Chris Kell’s 70th birthday!.
Boosted by many wishing to celebrate with Chris, our departing number amounted to
23.
Weather wise it was the calm before the expected snow storm as we set off under an overcast sky. Ground conditions were really icy after a hard frost with one of our number finding the going easy wearing micro crampons.
So onwards and upwards out of Eyam heading towards Sir William Hill.
It was about 1.5 miles into our walk that the leader decided to practice his long abandoned acrobatic skills by apparently doing a spectacular backward roll whilst descending a stile. After being kindly checked over we then all proceeded to the trig point for a group photo. A descent followed to path junctions at GR:- 214788 where Chris cut her birthday cake and Ali & Andrew provided us with various alcoholic drinks to celebrate.
Rosy & Andy then departed for a shorter walk – the rest of us continued on to Stoke Ford where Geoff joined us after his very early ascent of Grindsbrook.
Lunch shortly after at some old mine buildings at the start of Bretton Clough where old walls provided seating.
From here it was quite a pull up to Bretton Moor before we descended back to the main car park in Eyam.
Some of us then carried on the celebrations in the new cafe/restaurant ’Cupola’ in Stoney.
Many thanks to all who came. Certainly a joyous occasion with the just under 6mile route completed before the snow which came later.
Pete
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