I did a second recce for a walk around Hathersage I have to lead on 1 May; mainly to compare the 2 routes from near Grindleford station up Padley Gorge, and also to find a drier route from near Burbage Bridge to Mitchell Field farm across Hathersage Moor. I had done the path via Carl Wark but found it very wet in parts, so this time I turned left at a bench on the path from Toad's Mouth, and followed a narrow gully-like path, then turned right on to a wider path, both much drier than my previous route. A very sunny day, but light sleet/hail fell for a few minutes on the way back between Mitchell Field and Scraperlow around 300 metres a.s.l. There was a white dusting on the hills west of Mam Tor.