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Around Abney - Peak District Walk
Monday 6th September 2010
This is a walk I usually keep for the start of autumn but I was writing it up for the autumn addition of a magazine so this time I had to do before the trees turned golden. At the time I thought I was on the way back to get over a recent injury, instead it turned out to be my last walk in the Peak District for 2010.
Start: End of Sir William Hill Rd (SK 2246 7802)
Route: Sir William Hill Road - Bretton Clough - Abney Moor - Smelting Hill - Stoke Ford - Eyam Moor - Sir William Hill Road
Distance: 8 miles Ascent: 503 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 10 mins
Terrain: Good paths.
Weather: Warm.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Sir William Hill Road Sir William Hill Road](2010-09-06/track.jpg)
Having reached the summit of Sir William Hill Road the views start to improve. If my map is to be believed the distant hills include Combs Moss.
![Stanage Edge Stanage Edge](2010-09-06/across%20bretton.jpg)
Stanage Edge across Bretton Clough.
![Smelting Hill Smelting Hill](2010-09-06/smelting.jpg)
Before the steep drop down into Bretton Clough the view extends across Abney to Smelting Hill.
![Abney Moor & Smelting Hill Abney Moor & Smelting Hill](2010-09-06/abney%20&%20smelting.jpg)
Abney Moor to the left and Smelting Hill/Abney Moor to the right.
![Bretton Clough Bretton Clough](2010-09-06/bretton%20clough.jpg)
Heading along the bottom of Bretton Clough.
![Abney Moor Abney Moor](2010-09-06/bench.jpg)
This bench is at the start of the track across Abney Moor and a wonderful place to rest after the steep climb out of Bretton Clough.
![Abney Moor Abney Moor](2010-09-06/abney%20moor.jpg)
The easy to follow track across Abney Moor.
![Sir William Hill Sir William Hill](2010-09-06/william%20hill.jpg)
Sir William Hill from Abney Moor.
![Win Hill Win Hill](2010-09-06/win%20hill.jpg)
A distant view of Win Hill from Abney Moor.
![Smelting Hill Smelting Hill](2010-09-06/smelting1.jpg)
Abney Moor or Smelting Hill, depending upon which part of the hill you are on, from the track that links the two sections of Abney Moor.
![Smelting Hill Smelting Hill](2010-09-06/abney%20hill.jpg)
Following the track through the heather around Smelting Hill.
![Bole Hill Bole Hill](2010-09-06/bole%20hill.jpg)
I think it is Bole Hill from just below Oaks Farm.
![Stoke Ford Stoke Ford](2010-09-06/stoke%20ford.jpg)
Stoke Ford, which marks the point at which the climbing begins again.
![Bretton Clough Bretton Clough](2010-09-06/bretton%20clough1.jpg)
The view across Bretton Clough, just before crossing the stile to enter Eyam Moor.
![Higger Tor Higger Tor](2010-09-06/higger%20tor.jpg)
Higger Tor from Eyam Moor.
![Smelting Hill Smelting Hill](2010-09-06/smelting2.jpg)
As the walk ends the sun finally comes out. Looking back to Smelting Hill from Eyam Moor.
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