Walk s109 Castern Hall, Wetton, Alstonefield and Milldale from Ilam

This 9¾ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Ilam & will take about 5¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9¾mls (15.5km)
Ascent:2,146ft (654m)
Time:5¾hrs
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Route outline for walk s109:

Ilam  -  Ilam Country Park  -  River Manifold  -  Castern Hall  -  Castern Wood Nature Reserve  -  Wetton Low  -  Wetton  -  Alstonefield  -  Milldale  -  Achas Bank  -  Raven's Tor  -  Hall Dale  -  Dove Dale Wood  -  Air Cottage  -  Ilam Tops  -  Ilamtops Farm  -  Ilam

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:

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s109 Castern Hall, Wetton, Alstonefield and Milldale from Ilam

In no particular order . . .

Lunch at Ilam Hall

Lunch at Ilam Hall

Photo: Darren Young (3)

Wetton Village Church

Wetton Village Church

Photo: Michael Davidson (31)

The White Peak countryside above Milldale

Photo: Steven Armitage (1)

Green Well, Alstonefield

Green Well, Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (56)

The beautiful evening light on the Staffordshire Dales near Alstonefield

The beautiful evening light on the Staffordshire Dales near Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (52)

Narrowdale Hill (right) and Gratton Hill (right) from near Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (49)

Baby Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur in Alstonefield

Baby Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur in Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (54)

Staffordshire countryside near Alstonefield

Staffordshire countryside near Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (48)

Old water pump in Alstonefield

Old water pump in Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (55)

Gratton Hill from near Alstonefield

Gratton Hill from near Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (51)


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