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Eyam Moor - Peak District Walk
Thursday 15th May 2014
In terms of ascent and descent, today's walk was to be the most challenging I have done for some time. What I failed to observe at the start of the walk was the signs saying that part of my route was officially closed due to a broken bridge at Stoke Ford, but I crossed it safely.
Start: Sir William Hill Road (SK 2245 7802)
Route: Sir William Hill Road - Eyam Moor - Highlow Brook - Stoke Ford - Abney Clough - Abney - Bretton Clough - Sir William Hill Road
Distance: 6.5 miles Ascent: 398 metres Time Taken: 5 hours 15 mins
Terrain: Moorland and clear paths.
Weather: Warm but cloudy
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2014-05-15/higger.jpg)
Setting out across Eyam Moor the view is dominated by Higger Tor.
![Grindleford Grindleford](2014-05-15/grindleford.jpg)
Looking across Grindleford to Froggatt Edge.
![Eyam Moor Eyam Moor](2014-05-15/posts.jpg)
I assume they are old gate posts.
![Win Hill Win Hill](2014-05-15/win hill.jpg)
Win Hill and Bamford Edge across the Derwent Valley as I head down the lane.
![High Low High Low](2014-05-15/hills.jpg)
The walk would take me around Abney Low, the hill in front of me, although when I walk around here I often end up walking around High Low, seen on the right.
![Highlow Brook Highlow Brook](2014-05-15/brook.jpg)
One of the reasons the walk took me so long was that I spent a lot of time taking photos, especially here at Highlow Brook.
![Over Owler Tor Over Owler Tor](2014-05-15/over owler.jpg)
The path between Highlow Ford and Stoke Ford was new to me, here looking back towards Over Owler Tor and Higger Tor.
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It was pleasant meander up and over the hillside and it looked like it was possible to access Eyam Moor from futher back up the track.
![Stoke Ford Stoke Ford](2014-05-15/bluebells.jpg)
There was a lovely spread of bluebells close to Stoke Ford.
![Abney Clough Abney Clough](2014-05-15/wall.jpg)
I have been hoping to find a moss covered wall like this for a shot for my portfolio
for my photography course. Quite a bit of time was spent trying to find the
right angle for the shot, which I never really got.
![Abney Clough Abney Clough](2014-05-15/abney.jpg)
Looking back down along the path through Abney Clough,
which was lined with bluebells for most of the way.
![Abney Moor Abney Moor](2014-05-15/abney moor.jpg)
Looking across Abney to Abney Moor from close to Cockey Farm.
![Eyam Moor Eyam Moor](2014-05-15/eyam moor.jpg)
It's starting to look a little bit black over Eyam Moor.
![Bretton Clough Bretton Clough](2014-05-15/bretton.jpg)
My route will take me down into Bretton Clough and then back up to the wood on the horizon.
![Bretton Clough Bretton Clough](2014-05-15/bretton1.jpg)
Dropping down into Bretton Clough, all that remains now is the steep climb back out and the long walk back along Sir William Hill Road.
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