Walk d131 The Tissington Trail and Thorpe from Ashbourne

A dismantled railway & a riverside path


Route outline for walk d131:

Mappleton Lane Car Park  -  Ashbourne  -  The Tissington Trail  -  Thorpe  -  The Limestone Way  -  Coldwall Bridge  -  River Dove  -  Big Peg's Wood  -  Little Peg's Wood  -  Littlepark Farm  -  Mappleton (aka Mapleton)  -  Callow Top  -  Mappleton Lane Car Park  -  Ashbourne.



National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Limestone Way, an 80km (50 miles) linear footpath connecting Castleton in Derbyshire, England with Rocester in Staffordshire, England. The Limestone Way is waymarked by a Derby ram. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Limestone Way.


Part of this walk also follows a section of The Tissington Trail, a 21km (13 miles) linear footpath connecting Ashbourne in Derbyshire, with Parsley Hay in Derbyshire, England. Originally a railway line built in 1890 to connect Buxton to Ashbourne, it was finally closed to rail traffic in 1967. The Tissington Trail is waymarked by occasional named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Tissington Trail.



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 Maps (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


259 Derby, Uttoxeter, Ashbourne & Cheadle


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 d131 The Tissington Trail and Thorpe from Ashbourne

In no particular order . . .

Walk d131 The Tissington Trail and Thorpe from Ashbourne - Bunster Hill from near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Bunster Hill from near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (2)

Walk d131 The Tissington Trail and Thorpe from Ashbourne - Hartington from Hartington Station on the Tissington Trail

Hartington from Hartington Station on the Tissington Trail

Photo: Mike Talbot (3)

Walk d131 The Tissington Trail and Thorpe from Ashbourne - Weir on The Lower River Dove near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Weir on The Lower River Dove near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (3)

Walk d131 The Tissington Trail and Thorpe from Ashbourne - Coldwall Bridge, near Thorpe, Dove Dale

Coldwall Bridge, near Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (1)


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