The Road to Nowhere

An early start this week and it was Geoff's turn to take us up to the Shivering Mountain Mam Tor). We wanted to have a look at the old A625 Sheffield to Chapel En Le Frith road that was destroyed by a land slip way back in 1979. It took an hour to get there and we parked just alongside the old Odin Lead Mine.
It was quite cold but nice and bright as we set off following the road.We soon got onto the old buckled road with some white lines still visible but the cats eyes had long gone.

This weeks route - less than 3 miles. 

Geoff parked up

The remains of a crushing circle next to Odin Mine

It doesn't look much but Odin Mine is a disused lead mine and is the oldest documented mine in Derbyshire and is thought to be one of the oldest lead mines in England. The mine was worked by the Romans and  is a Scheduled  Ancient  Monument

First proper look at the displaced road the old A625 Sheffield to Chapel En Le Frith road that was destroyed by a land slip way back in 1979

This is the view from above Blue John Cavern.

Breakfast stop

Rob

Geoff

Me with Winnats Pass 200 feet below

Ike, Rob and Geoff

Steep descent to the road

Winnats Pass looking south east

Geoff keeping his hands warm

Almost back to the car

Ike found an old water trough

Ike using a shoe horn to get his shoes on.

View looking north to Winnats Pass.

Although we started out in decent weather when we got on the top it was bitter cold with a wicked wind and we even got a blasting from a passing hail storm. The walk was quite short at under 3 miles but the scenery was spectacular, well worth the trip.
See you next week.