DERBYSHIRE PEAKS and DALES

28 Jan 2010: Offerton Moor & Bretton Clough from Leadmill   Web page by Bryan B, (aka Yeti) & Sunnydale

Start/Finish near Leadmill, Hathersage

Highest point: Near Wolf's Pit, 390m

Distance: circa 15 kms

Weather: sunny and cool, becoming dull

Vertical altitude gain: circa 530m

Time: 6 hrs

Photo of Offerton Moor from near Hathersage.
Yesterday's wind and rain was gone. The sun was out, and Sunnydale and I set out from Leadmill near Hathersage. First goal, the top of the distant Offerton Moor.

Photo of river near Leadmill, Hathersage
Sunshine, trees and water. A lovely sight to pass at the start of a walk.

Photo of woodland path near Leadmill, Hathersage
A steady ascent through woods filtering bright winter sunshine.

Photo of woodland path near Leadmill, Hathersage

Photo of Winhill seen from near Offerton Moor
As we gained height the view improved. And across the valley Winhill tried to pretend it hadn't
been blowing a gale with heavy rain up there less than 24 hours earlier.

Photo of snow drift on Offerton Moor
We walked over the bleak Offerton Moor as the sun decided to take a break: maybe tired from
trying to melt drifts from the heavy snows of a few weeks earlier.

Photo of snow filled lane to Abney, near Offerton Moor
Oh dear, the sun really had been resting. The lane we wanted to use to get to Abney: still full of snow!

Photo of snow filled lane to Abney, near Offerton Moor
Well that last bit was fun. Close to three feet deep in places.

Photo looking into Nether Bretton
Abney came and went: too small even to be called a Hamlet. Then we were entering Nether Bretton.

Photo of Sunnydale sitting on bridge in Bretton Clough
Sunnydale pauses, knowing what is coming. Another superb section in yet another of her wonderfully planned walks.

Photo of narrow path in Bretton Clough
"Take care Yeti, path is very narrow here", I was told as we walked though the truly lovely Bretton Clough.

Photo of streams in Bretton Clough
And I mean truly lovely. Little streams coming from all directions to join the main one in the narrow valley floor.

Photo of streams in Bretton Clough

Photo of bridge over streams in Bretton Clough
And little streams need little bridges!

Photo of bridge over streams in Bretton Clough
Wow. A narrow bridge now. "Will Yeti fit on that one Sunny?". "Course you will", she said with a smile, knowing
what was coming soon after we left Bretton Clough.

Photo of Kent Yeti approaching very narrow gap in stone wall
"No steps over this style Sunny?"..........."Yeti, it's not a style"

Photo of Kent Yeti in very narrow gap in stone wall
"You mean I have to squeeze through it?"............."Oh yes".

Photo of Kent Yeti squeezing through very narrow gap in stone wall
"Sunny....I think those stone pillars are bending outwards now."

Photo of bridge over stream near to Leadmill, Hathersage
"Yeti. You got through that narrow stone slot. Do you think you can get under that bridge now?". "Of course I can".

Photo from under  bridge over stream near to Leadmill, Hathersage
Of course I did. And took a photo. Right at the end of another lovely Peak District walk with Sunnydale. Thank you.