A Walk in Abney Clough

After breakfast at the Outside café at Calver Crossroads, Karen and I drove up Sir William Hill in Grindleford and parked at the rough track which continues to the West.
We walked a back towards the road and then crossed the wall via a stile onto part of Eyam Moor and followed the path which followed along a wall in the light rain and drizzle.
Crossing Bretton Brook at Stoke Ford, we then walked up the wooded valley of Abney Clough passing many wood ant nests. We soon reached the hamlet of Abney and after following the minor road leading out the other side, we passed through a gate leading into another wooded area and followed the muddy path down to a second footbridge crossing a small stream leading to several fields passing Cockey Farm,
As we reached the top of Bretton Clough we sat on a wooden bench during a short pause in the light rain and had a coffee. Next, we dropped down to yet another footbridge again crossing Bretton Brook and then climbed the short but steep path as we passed a young group weighed down with heavy-looking rucksacks – a Duke of Edinburgh Award group – and reached the pasture on the other side.
Crossing the fields brought us to a stile over a wall and then past a house onto part of their front drive and onto a minor road for a short distance before leaving the road to follow a rough track.

Looking over Bretton Clough with Rain Drops

The rough track brought us to a bend on another minor road and the rough track leading back to where we had started.