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| 689 Lost Lad and Abbey Brook | |
Why he carved those two sad words will never be known but, next to the body of the shepherd boy lost in a blizzard in the 16th century, "Lost Lad" was found scratched on the rocks. The moors can be desolate indeed, but there's a wild beauty high above Abbey Clough.
 LOCATION: Ten miles east of Glossop START: Derwent Valley, signed from A57. Fairholmes car park, toilets (Grid ref 172893) DISTANCE: Nine miles GRADE: Strenuous, need a head for heights on the descent. TIME: Five and a half hours MAP: Explorer OL - Dark Peak Landranger 110 REFRESHMENTS: Fairholmes
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