Harboro-ing a Secret Among the Snowdrops

Walk Leader: Rhys
Co-leader: Emma
Difficulty: Moderate
Start time: 10:30
End time: 14:00 (later if you come and visit Hopton Hall Snowdrop Walk)
Start point: Hopton Hall, Hopton, Derbyshire, DE4 4DF
Start point - What 3 Words: careless.plantings.punchy
End point (if not circular): Hopton Hall, Hopton, Derbyshire, DE4 4DF
Distance (in miles): 6.1
Ascent (in meters): 150m (ish)
Which Ethels are included in your walk, if any?: Harboro’ Rocks
Is your walk dog friendly?: No

Full description:
Starting at Hopton Hall in Derbyshire, we will follow the path around Carsington and Doglow Woods then head north-west up to our featured Ethel-of-the-day Harboro’ Rocks standing high at 379m (or 1,243ft for the imperialists among us - you weirdos!) with hopefully some good views of Carsington Water. We will then come down and, after the withdrawal symptoms have ceased (BYO naloxone), we will head down the mountain and pass such natural awe-inspiring landmarks as ‘air shaft’, ‘depot’ and ‘wind turbine’ before looping back round to Hopton Hall where hopefully we should all arrive together in one piece (provided there hasn’t been some horrible wind turbine related mishap).

There is a beautiful snowdrop walk in the grounds of Hopton Hall which is only open in February, which by happy coincidence is the very same month it is right now! Admission to the Snowdrop walk is £5 per person if you are interested and would like to see some pretty flowers. I will state, for the record, that I do not have a stake in Big Snowdrop, and those are just the rules of Hopton Hall.

Public transport or car sharing options:
Unfortunately, there is no direct public transport. Car pooling is recommend. Car snookering is not.
(Please arrange car shares in the Meetup comments)

It is worth noting that Hopton Hall is in Derbyshire about 1 hour away by car so please leave in plenty of time.

Be prepared:
Please remember to dress appropriately for the time of year, with enough layers, sun protection if required, a waterproof, as well as food and water. 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.