Derwent Edge & Abbey Brook

Leader: Peter
Difficulty: Strenuous
Start time: 10:15
End time: 16:30
Start and end point (circular route): SK172893 Fairholmes
Distance (in miles): 11.5
Ascent (in meters): 638
Is your walk dog friendly?: No

Full description:
A modification to an old favourite of mine, this walk starts heading to a quiet corner of Ladybower to climb up Dovestone Clough, walking along the hillside with great views over the reservoir before zig-zagging up to Derwent Edge and its weird gritstone rock formations. Hopefully, the heather will be in flower and the moors will turn purple. Our summit is at Back Tor, where you'll be able to see a gash in the landscape in the distance.
Where most other walkers turn back, we continue towards that gash: the
enormous and beautiful valley of Abbey Brook. The path clings to the side of this valley for a walk that I've been told looks - albeit briefly - like
walking in Scotland. As the valley opens out we'll climb back onto the moor for some last views over Derwent Reservoir, before descending back to Fairholmes.
Most of the paths are good, there are a couple of sections with poor or no path, where it may be boggy. Bring good walking boots.

Public transport or car sharing options:
Sadly there are no buses running to Fairholmes anymore, so please arrange car shares in the Meetup comments.

Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year. A waterproof is always advised, as well as plenty of food and water. Please bring sun protection if required (sun hat, sunglasses, sun cream etc). Further information on what to bring can be found on our website here: https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/be-prepared

Sign-up:
Sign-up for this walk opens 5 days before the event. If you sign up and can no longer make it, please be respectful of others and remove yourself from the event so that others can take your place. We request you do this ***NO LATER THAN 6pm*** the night before the walk.

Please note:
Sheffield 20’s and 30’s Walking Group is part of the Ramblers, a registered charity. All of our leaders are volunteers. Everyone is welcome to join us on our walks, there is no need to contact us in advance, and as long as you have a place on our Meetup booking system you can just show up. Non-members can come on up to 3 walks before joining the group. After 3 walks, we require you to sign up as a Ramblers member for insurance purposes. More information about the group can be found at https://www.sheffieldwalkinggroup.org.uk/faqs.