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.
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:
![]() 0 English Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 0 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
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