Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale

An beautiful riverside stroll with fantastic views


Route outline for walk s180:

Milldale  -  Dove Dale  -  Viator's Bridge  -  River Dove  -  Dove Holes  -  Upper Taylor's Wood  -  Pickering Tor,Raynard's Cave  -  Natural Arch  -  Sharplow Dale  -  Jacob's Ladder (Dove Dale)  -  Lover's Leap  -  Twelve Apostles  -  Dove Dale Castle  -  Thorpe Cloud  -  Ilam  -  Ilamtops Farm  -  Ilam Tops  -  Ilam Rock  -  Hall Dale  -  Raven's Tor  -  Achas Bank  -  Milldale



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Thorpe Cloud at 287m (941ft). Thorpe Cloud is known as an English Bridget.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale

In no particular order . . .

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Lunch at Ilam Hall

Lunch at Ilam Hall

Photo: Darren Young (3)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Dove Dale from the summit of Thorpe Cloud

Dove Dale from the summit of Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (5)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Thorpe and Cliff Top (Swinscoe) from Thorpe Cloud summit

Thorpe and Cliff Top (Swinscoe) from Thorpe Cloud summit

Photo: Brian Lunn (8)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Me on top of Thorpe Cloud, Dove Dale

Me on top of Thorpe Cloud, Dove Dale

Photo: Samantha Armstrong (1)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Climbing Thorpe Cloud

Climbing Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (4)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Looking up to Thorpe Cloud from Dove Dale

Looking up to Thorpe Cloud from Dove Dale

Photo: Brian Lunn (1)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Stepping Stones across the River Dove in Dove Dale

Stepping Stones across the River Dove in Dove Dale

Photo: Brian Lunn (2)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Me and Karl on a windy Thorpe Cloud above Dove Dale

Me and Karl on a windy Thorpe Cloud above Dove Dale

Photo: Rebecca Fowler (1)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Milldale Village,

Milldale Village,

Photo: Janice Black (8)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - The White Peak countryside above Milldale

The White Peak countryside above Milldale

Photo: Steven Armitage (1)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - The Lower River Dove from Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

The Lower River Dove from Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (5)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (4)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Thorpe Cloud summit

Thorpe Cloud summit

Photo: Brian Lunn (7)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - The River Dove and Dove Dale from Thorpe Cloud

The River Dove and Dove Dale from Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (9)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Tissington Spires, Reynards (Dove Dale) and Dove Dale from the summit of Thorpe Cloud

Tissington Spires, Reynards (Dove Dale) and Dove Dale from the summit of Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (6)

Walk s180 Dove Dale and Ilam Tops from Milldale - Dove Dale Stepping Stones across the River Dove

Dove Dale Stepping Stones across the River Dove

Photo: Brian Lunn (3)


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