This cache is part of my Aston Amble series, a linear walk of 5 caches from Hope Station to Twitchill Farm, near the top of Win Hill. It is possible to do a circuit by incorporating the first 3 of the caches in my 'Twitchill' series, which would result in a walk 3 miles and approximately 2 hours long, depending on finding speed.
Suitable footwear will be required for the walk as parts can get very muddy at times. The walk includes: steep tracks (grass or tarmac), cattlegrids, rocky and wet ground and roads, so please be careful.
Please remember to replace all the caches as found and take time to replace them securely and well hidden, especially with 3, 4 and 5. Please remember to always put something appropriate (no food or dangerous items please) back in the cache once you have taken something. None of the caches are in walls so please don't look in any. Stealth shouldn't be required except when around properties and the station - don't act suspiciously!!!
We hope you enjoy the walk!
Hope railway station serves the villages of Hope and Brough in the Derbyshire Peak District of England.
The station lies between the two villages, around 1 km east of Hope, and also serves Bradwell and Castleton, the latter being a notable tourist spot, famous for its caverns and the gemstone called Blue John.
It was opened in 1894 on the Midland Railway's Dore and Chinley line (now known as the Hope Valley Line).
The station was renamed from Hope Village to Hope on 6 May 1974. The Summer 1961 timetable showed it as Hope (for Castleton & Bradwell). At that time North Western and Pashley provided connecting buses to those villages to meet most trains.
Just west of Hope the line passes between Win Hill (1523 feet) and Lose Hill (1563 feet).
Also about a mile North West of the station is Earles Sidings, where the branch line from Hope Cement Works joins the Hope Valley Line.
This is the first cache in the series, just over the footbridge from Hope Station. The bridge is a good place to watch the trains and the station is the start of many good walks.
Beware of nettles when retrieving the cache, and also watch for muggles due to the trees.
You are looking for a camouflaged micro at Ground Level.
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