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Final shots fron The Roaches.

Summit.

  

A view from the road.

  

Made it to the top.

  

Final shot of the village.

 

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Track ahead.

  

Over the rocks.

  

Nice feature.

 

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 Local lambs.

Good show of ferns.

 

Once a large home, probably a farmhouse.

 

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Steps coming up from Rockhall Cottage.

   

Through the gateposts.

  

Another group of climbers.

 

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Making my way back on the track through the trees.

  

On the way up.

  

Two young ladies on their way up.

 

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Looking down from the track.

  

Large boulders.

  

Coming up to the woods. Somehow this all looks out of place this high up.

  

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Almost done.

  

Another valley view.

  

Bare rocks.

 

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Gate posts.

 

A look back down.

  

View across the valley.

 

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The radio telescope at Joderell bank. 14 miles from the roaches, 300mm lens and cropped.

  

Southerly end of the Roaches.

  

Distant outcrop.

 

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The Roaches is a rock climbers paradise.

The guy at the top.

 

Preparing to climb.

 

More climbers arriving.

 

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Rockhall cottage.

Farmers at work.

  

Large boulders.

  

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A local.

    

 

Rockhall cottage, built into the rocks.

 

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View across the field.

Birthday time!

  

Track to hotel.

 

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Entrance to the tearooms.

 

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Local scarecrow.

  

Foxgloves.

  

Part of the Roaches from the road.

 

Walk to the Roaches, far side.

My destination.

  

Flower baskets in the village I passed through.

  

Village cat, not too pleased to see me!

 

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Final shots from the walk today.

The van rather spoiled the view.

  

The village weir.

  

The river dives under the road bridge.

  

Park sign at the side of the main road to Buxton from Leek.