Walk d313 Winster, Youlgreave and Birchover from Darley Bridge

This 12¾ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Darley Bridge & will take about 6¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:12¾mls (20.5km)
Ascent:1,956ft (596m)
Time:6¾hrs
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Route outline for walk d313:

Darley Bridge  -  Wensley Dale  -  Northern Dale  -  Ash Plantation  -  Brightgate Farm  -  Bonsall Moor  -  The Limestone Way  -  Luntor Rocks  -  Winster  -  Westhill Farm  -  Robin Hood's Stride  -  Harthill Moor  -  Harthill Moor Wood  -  Bleakley Dike  -  River Bradford  -  Bradford Dale  -  Youlgreave  -  Rhienstor Plantation  -  Greenfield Farm  -  Stoney Ley Wood  -  Rocking Stone Farm  -  Birchover  -  Uppertown Farm  -  Clough Wood  -  Sabine Hey Wood  -  Cowley Knowl  -  Darley Bridge

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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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.


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

OS Explorer OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


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

OS Landranger 119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d313 Winster, Youlgreave and Birchover from Darley Bridge

In no particular order . . .

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

Photo: Janice Black (57)

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

Photo: Janice Black (52)

Path beside the River Bradford at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of Bradford Dale

Path beside the River Bradford at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of Bradford Dale

Photo: Peter Osbourne (26)

The Farm Yard Inn, Youlgreave

The Farm Yard Inn, Youlgreave

Photo: Peter Osbourne (13)

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

Photo: Janice Black (51)

The River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

The River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

Photo: Peter Osbourne (21)

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

Photo: Janice Black (50)

The River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

The River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

Photo: Peter Osbourne (19)

Inflow to the River Bradford at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of Bradford Dale

Inflow to the River Bradford at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of Bradford Dale

Photo: Peter Osbourne (25)

Limestone Way nr Bradford

Limestone Way nr Bradford

Photo: Duncan Maclelland (5)


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