1. Steps up onto Manor Road 0.6 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
2. The B5035. A very busy road that begins with a wide verge but rapidly narrows. I walked the western side of the verge – this allowed me to duck into house drives to avoid the traffic. 1.2 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
3. 7. WM2996: I walked past a wind turbine and a half-built building. At the gate into the field there was electrified fencing immediately beyond gate – a public deterrent to using footpath and so the gpx route was blocked. 3 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
4. I had to retrace steps back to WM3036 where there were two overgrown stiles following the general direction. 2.9 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
5. 10. WM2866: I was almost back to the gpx. There are some newly built steps down to Kniveton Brook 3.7 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
6. The gate to Kniveton Brook. This gate is typical of the stiles in this areas and is 24cm in width. 3.7 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
7. Kniveton Brook which appears to be a culvert and is probably impassable after heavy rain. 3.7 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
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8. The narrow bridge that takes you from the brook into Kniveton 3.7 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
9. The narrowest stile on the route. 4 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
10. WM2606: The gpx appears to take you onto the wrong side of the field as there is no stile to cross in the corner of the field that I was in. I went back to the previous gate and down the bridleway. At ///bats.retailing.includes I went through the stile on my right and walked up to the far right hand corner of the field where there is another stile. I followed the footpath up the hill and across a small road. 4.4 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
11. 13. WM2259: Back onto the gpx I came to Lower Ridings Farm. The gate into the field has been tided to the gate posts with bailing twine (no hinges or bolts at all). To enter the field, you need to climb this gate as there is no stile crossing. I chose not to use this path and instead retraced my steps back over a cattle grid and turned right to discover a stile and footpath. 5 km from start — 20 Sep 2021
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12. The first stile after the cattle crossing. It must be remembered that this is a livestock farm, there are many brooks and hollows and curious cattle need to be discouraged from going there. But where there are stiles the electrified fences have been very carefully placed and maintained to avoid walkers getting hurt by them. But you need to watch your step. 4.8 km from start — 20 Sep 2021