I was watching a video online last night when it was claimed that Leesdale Road, the paved road that goes up Bamford Clough is the steepest street in the world. So, I decided to incorporate it into my walk today.
I woke up late and so had to catch a later train to Sheffield; I'd still be able to get the same bus out to the Peak District though but I'd only have a few minutes to get to the bus staion...it's not far though. I needed to pee and so used the toilet on the train; it looked like it might be blocked and so I flushed first...and got hit in the face with a spray of high pressure water. Wow, super-efficient!
I got off the bus at Bamford Station bus turnaround and walked up the road to the village and then started my climb up the clough, a climb of about 500ft.
After having watched the video I knew that there was a seat half way up; I'd already had three or four rests by the time I reached it. There's a nice view though.
There's another seat further up, which wasn't featured on the video, there are views of Win Hill from there.
When I reached the top I got chatting to a young couple and an older man - being out of breath certainly helps me to correctly pronounce my aitches. I turned to the right and walked along the road for a mile before finding a route down into Hathersage and finishing the walk there.
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