Jimmy Lenman
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Talks
  • Writings
  • 翻译
  • Links: My Stuff
  • Links: Other Stuff
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Ramblings
    • Tops
    • Places
  • Stravaiging

166. Gratton Dale from Youlgreave, 7th January, 2018

2/3/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
A little north of Elton by the roadside at the foot of Anthony Hill are some stone troughs, the Burycliffe Troughs,  with water in them fed by a spring reputed never to have run dry. As far as this point my route from Youlgreave this beautiful January day was the same as for 116. From here I went a short way down Cliff Road to where a footpath to the right led delightfully to Dale End. Juist south of here a phone box marks the start of the track down Gratton Dale. I headed down it. It was muddy and got muddier till I gratefully reached the beautiful , lonely spot which is the junction with Long Dale.

Picture
I turned right and followed the latter for about a mile to where a path off to the right took a diagonal line up the side of the dale and deposited me on the plateau above it. The fields here were empty in the cold weather but this is clearly cattle country where you can expect their company in warmer seasons. The field path turned into a track and deposited me on Weaddow  Lane. I walked up here a bit till another path on the right headed away by a little river and some woodland. More fields then down the hill again to Middleton and up Bradford Dale and so back to Youlgreave.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Jimmy Lenman

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    February 2023
    July 2022
    April 2022
    January 2022
    October 2021
    September 2021
    June 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    August 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

    Categories

    All

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.