We started at the car park in the village of
Parwich on a cold but sunny day and followed the route of the
Limestone Way across fields passing the hamlet of Ballidon with its
adjacent and large limestone quarry.
There's an old chapel at Ballidon which had fallen
into disuse in the past few years and has started to deteriorate; I
wonder how long it will be before it is entirely derelict? As we
paused to take some photos a small group of young cattle came running
towards us thinking we might be feeding them.
The route took us over higher ground than onwards
to drop down to the Longcliffe road near Hipley Warren. We followed
the minor road leading past Rainster Rocks and Brassington and left
the road for the track heading eastwards and up towards the road from
Brassington to Longcliffe after crossing several fields.
Next we followed the minor road for a short
distance to again enter a field at Peak Quarry Farm and then onto the
old railway track of the High Peak Trail.
The High Peak Trail was followed passing the
gathering of trees on Minning Low near where we left the Trail
through a small gate into a field then through a short tunnel passing
under the Trail and onwards towards Roystone Grange.
A track leads from the farm at Roystone Grange
southwards then down a narrow valley between two large working
limestone quarries: Ballidon Quarry and Hoe Grange Quarry. It's quite
a strange valley perched between the two huge quarries.
After reaching a minor road, we followed this for
a while then back into fields and onwards towards Parwich again. It
was at this point I discovered I had a blister on my right heel. I
haven't had a blister for ages so it must have something to do with
the boots I was wearing which I haven;t worn for ages either.
Anyway, after putting a dressing on the blister
and having a bit of tea from our flasks, we returned to Parwich and
where we had started.
Afterwards we drove to Monyash for meal in the
café.
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