A Walk on Offerton Moor

After breakfast at Outside, Calver Crossroads, Karen and I parked in the layby beside The Plough pub near Hathersage and walked up the road passing Hazleford Hall.
The minor road swung to the right further on at Hoghall Farm and we followed a track leading onwards, straight-ahead.
The track followed the valley containing the Highlow Brook and we soon arrived at the confluence with Bretton Brook at Stoke Ford.
Despite the weather forecast for dry weather, we had a bit of rain, but luckily it was only a short and light shower.
We crossed the footbridge at Stoke Ford and then followed the path across fields to arrive at a minor road. We crossed the road and walked up the track leading to Oaks Farm.
Near the farm buildings, a Public Footpath led by Smelting Hill onto Offerton Moor. We could see some snow in the distance coming towards us and soon we were in the middle of a light snow shower.
The path we were following met another path which rose from further along the minor road we had crossed earlier and crossed the path we were on forming a crossroads. We turned right to follow this other path.
The path led across Offerton Moor and brought us to Offerton Hall.
Following a lane leading past the Hall, we were soon back in fields after passing through a gate which had an ancient sunken path leading down to the River Noe.
There was a narrow muddy path following the right-hand bank of the river which brought us back to the bridge at Leadmill just up the road from our starting point.