We started at the free car park next to the Village Hall in Ashover before descending past the church to cross the River Amber and climbing up sharply through the woods to the road over Holestone Moor (300m). Bypassing Cocking Tor, we descended past the engine house chimney of the Gregory Mine to the Amber and followed it to Ogston Reservoir. There then followed more ups and downs until we climbed up (again) to reach the highlight of the walk, Ashover Rock just northeast of the village.
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| All Saints Church, Ashover |
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| Looking back over Ashover, Ashover Rock just visible on the horizon |
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| Descent from the gritstone edge near Ravensnest |
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| The engine house chimney of the nearby Gregory Mine - a rare survival of a chimney associated with lead processing in the Ashover orefield |
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| Lunch near Littlemoor |
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| Sun in our eyes most of the day it seems - an unusual problem this winter |
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| Gathering round the toposcope on the Fabrick to hear Roger reading Asher Rock or The Beauty of the West extolling the virtues of Derbyshire. The Fabrick or Ashover Rock is 299 metres above sea level (there is no higher point to the east until the Ural Mountains). Clearly visible today were Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall and, of course, Cottam Power Station |
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| Next to The Fabrick is a disused Royal Observer Corps monitoring station. Opened in 1938 it was equipped with flares to warn aircraft of the high ground in the area |
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| The gritstone boulder of Ashover Rock |
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| Another gritstone descent - this time from Ashover Rock |
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