Minninglow
Car Park - High Peak Trail (Pennine Bridleway)
- Smiths Rodley Crane - Gallowlow Lane
- Roystone Grange - Minninglow Lane - Cobblersnook
Lane - Green Lane - High Peak Trail (Pennine
Bridleway) - Gotham Curve - Minninglow
Car Park
A
overcast and miserable day. However it
did only drizzle for a short while. The
walk started from Minninglow Car Park
on the High Peak Trail. After about a
mile I walked past an old quarry which
still had an old crane which used to
be used on the railway (Smith Radley
crane). A short distance further on was
a lime kiln (a good view to Minninglow
tumulus from here. Next it was down Gallowlow
Lane (quite muddy with farm vehicle tracks).
The path then went down a small valley
to Roystone Grange. This was a historic
site and very interesting. My return
journey was via Minninglow Lane, Cobblersnook
Lane, Green Lane and back along High
Peak Trail. Part of the trail took me
around Gotham Curve which in its day
was the tightest curve on any British
line at 80 degrees.
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