Leaving the car parked
in the small car park near Derbyshire Bridge in the Goyt Valley area
not far from Buxton, we followed a route across moorland southwards
after hearing and watching a Curlew flying past overhead.
After about 300 metres,
we passed through a gate onto an old track which led us eastwards and
soon joined the Buxton - Macclesfield (A537) road.
We crossed the road and
after going through another small gate, we followed a track on the
moor heading southwards, soon passing an old coal mine mineshaft and
then we joined a broader track sign posted “Dane Valley Way”.
Soon we arrived at a
minor road and we continued following the Dane Valley Way along this
road for a short distance then it left the road and again headed
across moorland.
After passing an old
quarry, we walked along a track leading below Orchard Farm and
passing the drive leading up to Black Clough Farm, the route followed
a rough track leading down a narrow valley which soon led us to Three
Shire Heads and the picturesque Panniers Pool where an ancient
pack-horse bridge crosses the River Dane.
We sat on a rock on the
river bank near the bridge which was sheltered from the rather cold
wind and had our lunch.
Afterwards, we followed
the true right-hand bank of the River Dane heading northwards and
after a while passed an old coal mine entrance with the obvious spoil
heaps of Reeve-edge Quarry higher up on the other side of the valley.
The path led passed a short square-shaped stone-built chimney which
was in excellent condition despite its obvious old age.
We crossed the nearby
A54 main road and then through a gate onto more moorland with a wide
track leading eventually to the Cat and Fiddle pub, the second
highest pub in Britain, located next to the A537.
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