A walk off the beaten track

IMG_0513_1With a fine day forecast on Tuesday 5 July I had proposed a walk up onto Kinder Scout but with with a keen north westerly breeze in the end we opted for a lower level walk.  I keep a selection of walks to choose from and I found one I had created using some paths we had never walked before.  We drove down to the car park at the old Alsop en le Dale Station just off the A515 and on the High Peak Trail.  Ignoring the trail we crossed the A515 and took a path towards Hanson Grange Farm where we got some views over the local countryside.  We were just above Dove Dale and could see across the Dale.  From here we headed to Bostern Grange Farm before picking up a path heading south.  We came across some interesting features, possibly an old lime kiln in a disused quarry and a former windmill we guessed.  We also wandered through cows and sheep and had lovely views over the Derbyshire Dales and could even make out Ashbourne in the distance.  Up until this point we had only met one other person.  Parallel with Tissington we crossed the A515 again and skirted the back of the hall into the village.  I had thought about lunch at the tearoom but it was a case of bad timing as there was already a walking group just arrived and a ladies group so it would be some time before we got lunch.  In the end we wandered round the corner and had our packed lunch over looking the pond.  After lunch we walked back through the village and picked up a footpath heading back to the car park. Part of this was across farmland and then the last part was on the High Peak Trail.  A fairly level walk of about five miles.  Enjoy the photos.