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Chatsworth - Peak District Walk
Monday 15th April 2013
A sunny day was forecast so I headed out for a walk around Chatsworth. The end of the walk was new to me as I am in search of a waterfall that I have seen a photo of but never come across in the Peak District. This was my first attempt to find the waterfall.
Start: Hell Bank Plantation (SK 2868 6807)
Route: Hell Bank Plantation - Rabbit Warren - Swiss Lake - Hunting Tower - Chatsworth House - Beeley - Hell Bank Plantation
Distance: 7 miles Ascent: 266 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 40 mins
Terrain: Clear tracks.
Weather: Warm with a strong breeze.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Derwent Valley Derwent Valley](2013-04-15/derwent%20valley.jpg)
As I start along the path across Rabbit Warren the view of the Derwent Valley opens up.
![Harland Edge Harland Edge](2013-04-15/harland%20sick.jpg)
Looking back Harland Edge dominates the skyline.
![Rabbit Warren Rabbit Warren](2013-04-15/rabbit%20warren.jpg)
Ahead of me the view takes in Calton Pastures and Longstone Edge.
![Stand Wood Stand Wood](2013-04-15/logs.jpg)
Heading into Stand Wood I was surprised to see this neatly stacked pile of logs.
![Stand Wood Stand Wood](2013-04-15/bush.jpg)
Sadly they have been created by the removal of the Rhododendrons that previously lined this path.
![Swiss Lake Swiss Lake](2013-04-15/swiss%20lake.jpg)
As ever the reflections in Swiss Lake are worthy of a shot or two.
![Emperor Lake Emperor Lake](2013-04-15//empourer.jpg)
Surprisingly Emperor Lake was deserted.
![](2013-04-15/snowdrops.jpg)
As I approached the Hunting Tower these snowdrops caught my attention.
![](2013-04-15/cannons.jpg)
Yet again I had the normally busy area in front of the Hunting Tower to myself.
![Hunting Tower Hunting Tower](2013-04-15/tower.jpg)
A well timed photo. A few seconds after I took this the door opened
and the people presumably stopping there came out.
![](2013-04-15/roots.jpg)
These tree roots caught my attention as I walked through the estate.
![River Derwent River Derwent](2013-04-15/bridge.jpg)
The bridge across the river was popular with photographers today.
![Chatsworth House Chatsworth House](2013-04-15/house.jpg)
The front of Chatsworth House is now clear of the scaffold and sheets that have covered it recently. It doesn't show up well in the photo but in reality the gold leaf on the building does stand out.
![River Derwent River Derwent](2013-04-15/weir.jpg)
The weir was quite impressive today and I wasn't the only one who enjoyed their lunch here.
![St Anne's Church St Anne's Church](2013-04-15/church.jpg)
Daffodils in St Anne's churchyard.
![Lee Moor Wood Lee Moor Wood](2013-04-15/path.jpg)
Looking back across the valley towards Lee Moor Wood just before I enter Beeley Plantation.
![Beeley Plantation Beeley Plantation](2013-04-15/wood.jpg)
I had Beeley Plantation to myself.
![Beeley Brook Beeley Brook](2013-04-15/waterfall.jpg)
I soon came upon the waterfall in the wood but it isn't the one I'm looking for. The photographer of the waterfall I saw in the book hasn't revealed its location, which is why I'm hunting for it.
![Beeley Brook Beeley Brook](2013-04-15/cascade.jpg)
My route back to the car was uphill alongside Beeley Brook.
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