You could miss out the first bit of The Dale (which is the draggy bit) by going back up Coggers Lane but continue up onto Long Causeway/North Lees - this is the road which runs below Stanage Edge - before meeting back up with your route onto The Dale and Ringinglow Road.
You could miss out the first bit of The Dale (which is the draggy bit) by going back up Coggers Lane but continue up onto Long Causeway/North Lees - this is the road which runs below Stanage Edge - before meeting back up with your route onto The Dale and Ringinglow Road.