Moscar to Totley

I travelled to Moscar Lodge on the county boundary with Derbyshire and headed south across the moors towards Stanage Edge. I waked along the top of the edge for the entirety of its length and then continued along the top of Burbage Rocks.

For the first time ever I explored Robin Hood's Cave; it's usually busy. I didn't go all the way inside though because I needed to do some stretching and twisting and was worried about pulling a muscle.

Just before reaching Fox House I spotted a path going towards Parson House Outdoor Education Centre. I assumed it would be a shortcut taking me to the Sheffield road but it seems that it's just what people studying there use as access to the Burbage Valley. I had to walk along the outside of the perimeter fence for a few hundred yards; it was still a shorter route than going to Fox House though.

I then joined the Sheffield Country Walk as it crosses Totley Moor and finished at the Cross Scythes Inn on Baslow Road in Totley where I caught a bus back to the city centre. 

Just after coming down off the moors I spotted this impressive statue of a stag on some private land - I obviously couldn't get up close for a better shot.

Further down the hill there were two more animal statues, also on  private land. The first one featured a bear, but this was all I got when I photographed it.

I had more look with the second one though.

For the second consecutive walk I didn't need to consult my map; whether or not I complete my hat-trick will most likely depend on whether or not I'm on my own when I go on my next walk...there's a realistic chance I won't be though because I've been invited to go with Kim and her friends on some of their training walks as they prepare for the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in August.