I travelled to Moscar Lodge right on the Yorkshire/Derbyshire boundary and headed south over the moors towards Stanage Edge.
About half way along the edge I took the Long Causeway down to the road and then made my way down to Hathersage using various paths and tracks.
I didn't go to the pub in Hathersage; the sign was only a few feet away from the bus stop.
A walk spoiled by the weather; a cold easterly wind and a dark, miserable day - it certainly wasn't what was forecast.
I got off the bus at Shatton and walked through the village until I reached a footpath that goes across some pastures at the back of the houses. I then headed west until I joined the path that goes up to Brough Lane, a well-maintained green lane.
I've not noticed this owl that's incorporated into a wall before; I wonder how long it's been there?
I continued to Abney and then took a path across the moors to the hamlet of Offerton.
Finally, I walked alongside the River Derwent and caught the bus back to Sheffield from the same place I started my walk this morning.
A few miles walking in the countryside to the west of Bakewell today.
I also visited the pretty village of Ashford in the Water.
Another low level, and quite flat walk in the Peak District today: I'm currently struggling going downhill because of my injured knee and struggling going uphill because my thigh muscles are weak at the moment. I caught the first bus out to the Peak District and got off at Heatherdene, briefly walked along the road and then down to the bottom of the dam of Ladybower Reservoir to another road that continues down the valley to Thornhill. Best to get the contours done with at the start of the walk while my legs are up to it.
I walked over to Aston and then Hope, and finally along the path across the fields to Castleton.
I understand why only twenty people at a time are permitted to use this footbridge over the railway line, about a dozen joggers came the other way towards me and the bridge was bouncing up and down several inches.
I arrived in Castleton with over fifty minutes to wait for the bus, so I spent some of that time in the Old Cheshire Cheese pub.
I caught the local bus to Blyth, just over the county boundary in Nottinghamshire, and started the walk by going across the fields to Hodsock.
I continued along a well-maintained track to Carlton-in-Lindrick. When I reached the Village Pond I sat down on one of the benches and put a cushioned plaster on my right foot.
I then took a footpath that goes through woodland, but is located right next to the houses. I reached Wallingwells and then headed north towards Langold Lake Country Park. I've taken this path several times before but at one location I went right instead of left and took a path which skirted an industrial estate and came out on the western approach to Carlton-in-Lindrick. I had to walk through a large housing estate down to the main road to catch the bus back to Doncaster.
