Padley Gorge

Drove out to Grindleford Station (I was still half asleep!), Paul had breakfast and we started walking up Padley Gorge. Although it wasn't marked on the map, you can follow the river quite closely up the gorge, which we did and then crossed at the wooden foot bridge, where we did last time.

 Padley Gorge.

We continued on up the gorge through the woods and emerged out onto the moorland near the A6187 Hathersage/Sheffield road.

 Not far from the A6187.

Cutting back across through open woodland/moorland, we followed the lane into the Longshaw Estate, a National Trust property. From there we continued through the estate, a mixture of open moorland and trees, and eventually back into the woods and the steep-sided valley. We stopped here for a bite to eat as time was moving on and we weren't far from the car. Dropping steeply down to the road, we crossed this and followed a path back down to the car.