The weather was fine but on the cool side as I walked away from Calver, taking the footpath just up the road from the Garden Centre.
The footpath joins a green lane [which is no more than a footpath though it looks as though it should be a bridleway]. This green lane climbs for over half a mile towards the crest of Longstone Edge ...
Once I'd got to Longstone Edge, I followed the unclassified county road towards Bleaklow Farm. At the entrance to the farm there's a biggish quarry. It amazes me that there's still any stone still there to take away ...
You can see a couple of guys standing in the bottom of the quarry and one of the lorries carting off a bit more of Derbyshire on the top.
There's a warning to keep clear ...
I followed the track towards Black Harry Gate ...
Black Harry Gate has changed over the 30 years I have been walking ~ there didn't used to be large lorries trundling past back then. They have rather messed the place up ...
As you can see, my boots didn't look so good after trying to avoid the deepest bits ...
I walked down Coombs Dale ...
Further down the dale a new pool has been created ... and there's another warning ...
... but the water doesn't look too deep.
Further on the surface of the path gets easier. There are fewer large-ish stones to turn an ankle on and the scenery changes character too, becoming more wooded ...
When I got back to Calver crossroads I went into the cafe at Outside, the outdoor shop. I treated myself to an all day breakfast. I did show some self control and just had the small breakfast, five items for £3.50 ~ I didn't think I would be able to cope with the ten item breakfast one.
Date of walk ~ 19th October 2009
Length of walk ~ 5 1/4 miles.
Total since 1st September 2009 ~ 58 1/2 miles
The footpath joins a green lane [which is no more than a footpath though it looks as though it should be a bridleway]. This green lane climbs for over half a mile towards the crest of Longstone Edge ...
Once I'd got to Longstone Edge, I followed the unclassified county road towards Bleaklow Farm. At the entrance to the farm there's a biggish quarry. It amazes me that there's still any stone still there to take away ...
You can see a couple of guys standing in the bottom of the quarry and one of the lorries carting off a bit more of Derbyshire on the top.
There's a warning to keep clear ...
I followed the track towards Black Harry Gate ...
Black Harry Gate has changed over the 30 years I have been walking ~ there didn't used to be large lorries trundling past back then. They have rather messed the place up ...
As you can see, my boots didn't look so good after trying to avoid the deepest bits ...
I walked down Coombs Dale ...
Further down the dale a new pool has been created ... and there's another warning ...
... but the water doesn't look too deep.
Further on the surface of the path gets easier. There are fewer large-ish stones to turn an ankle on and the scenery changes character too, becoming more wooded ...
When I got back to Calver crossroads I went into the cafe at Outside, the outdoor shop. I treated myself to an all day breakfast. I did show some self control and just had the small breakfast, five items for £3.50 ~ I didn't think I would be able to cope with the ten item breakfast one.
Date of walk ~ 19th October 2009
Length of walk ~ 5 1/4 miles.
Total since 1st September 2009 ~ 58 1/2 miles
