Walk s111 Dove Dale, Ilam, Castern Hall and Stanshope from Milldale

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:	689ft (210m)
Time:	3¾hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk s111:

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  -  Ilam Country Park  -  St Bartram's Bridge  -  River Manifold  -  Battle Stone Cross  -  Ilam Wood  -  River Lodge  -  Castern Hall  -  Castern Farm  -  Stanshope  -  Milldale

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

For much of the year the River Manifold appears dry. In fact it runs underground from Wettonmill to Ilam taking 22 hours to cover the 4 miles.

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:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

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 this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s111 Dove Dale, Ilam, Castern Hall and Stanshope from Milldale

In no particular order . . .

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

Photo: Angela Hornby (5)

The former railway station at Hulme End - now The Manifold Valley Visitor Centre

Photo: Terry Howard (28)

The Track between Milldale and Stanshope

Photo: Darren Young (8)

Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (4)

Dove Dale Stepping Stones across the River Dove

Photo: Brian Lunn (3)

Thorpe Cloud summit

Photo: Brian Lunn (7)

Thorpe and Cliff Top (Swinscoe) from Thorpe Cloud summit

Photo: Brian Lunn (8)

Descent into Milldale from Stanshope

Photo: Darren Young (7)

Dove Dale from the summit of Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (5)

The White Peak countryside above Milldale

Photo: Steven Armitage (1)

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

Photo: Brian Lunn (6)

Dandelion Field between Stanshope & Milldale

Photo: Darren Young (2)

Stepping Stones across the River Dove in Dove Dale

Photo: Brian Lunn (2)

Lunch at Ilam Hall

Photo: Darren Young (3)

The River Manifold

Photo: Terry Howard (27)

Milldale Village,

Photo: Janice Black (8)

Me and Karl on a windy Thorpe Cloud above Dove Dale

Photo: Rebecca Fowler (1)

Climbing Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (4)

The River Dove and Dove Dale from Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (9)

Looking up to Thorpe Cloud from Dove Dale

Photo: Brian Lunn (1)

Me on top of Thorpe Cloud, Dove Dale

Photo: Samantha Armstrong (1)

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