Walk Route Map s134 The Manifold Way, Wettonmill, Sugarloaf and Ecton Hill from Hulme End

Walk s134 The Manifold Way, Wettonmill, Sugarloaf and Ecton Hill from Hulme End

A lovely dales walk with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6mls (9.5km)
Ascent:	1,034ft (315m)
Time:	3¼hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk s134 The Manifold Way, Wettonmill, Sugarloaf and Ecton Hill from Hulme End pdf

Route outline for walk s134:

Hulme End - Manifold Valley Visitors Centre - The Manifold Way - Dale Bridge - The Lee - Tunnel - River Manifold - Wetton Mill Farm - Wettonmill - Dale Farm - Sugarloaf (Wetton) - Broad Ecton Farm - Ecton Hill - Westside Mill - The Manifold Way - Hulme End

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Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Animal remains have been found in a cave near Wettonmill that date from the late glacial period - about 80,000BC.

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.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Mountains

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Wainwrights

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Nuttalls

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Deweys

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Wainwright
Outlying Fells

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Marilyns

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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Ecton Hill at 369m (1211ft). Ecton Hill is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Ecton Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Manifold Way, a 13km (8 miles) linear footpath connecting Hulme End in Staffordshire, England with Waterhouses in Staffordshire, England. Originally a 2ft 6in (0.762m) gauge light railway for tourists the line was opened in 1904. Never a great success it was finally closed in 1934 and became a bridleway three years later. The Manifold Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Manifold Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s134 The Manifold Way, Wettonmill, Sugarloaf and Ecton Hill from Hulme End

In no particular order . . .

Stream near Hulme End

Photo: Terry Howard (34)

Top of Ecton from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (53)

Sign for Hulme End Railway Station near Hulme End Visitor Centre

Photo: Terry Howard (41)

Walk s134 The Manifold Way, Wettonmill, Sugarloaf and Ecton Hill from Hulme End - The Manifold Valley and the Manifold Way from Ecton Mines on Ecton Hill

The Manifold Valley and the Manifold Way from Ecton Mines on Ecton Hill

Photo: Terry Howard (24)

Lovely summer meadows near Hulme End

Photo: Terry Howard (32)

Lone stone barn on Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (61)

Ecton Hill summit trig point

Photo: Michael Davidson (51)

Heading down to Back of Ecton from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (63)

Archford Moor and Narrowdale Hill (right) from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (55)

The Manifold Inn, Hulme End

Photo: Terry Howard (30)

Hulme End Village Stores

Photo: Terry Howard (29)

Wettonmill

Photo: Bob Ferguson (12)

The old bridge below Wettonmill

Photo: Bob Ferguson (13)

Dale Bridge, Ecton and the Manifold Way from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (60)

The Staffordshire Countryside near Hulme End

Photo: Terry Howard (35)

The Manifold Way from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (62)

The view from Ecton Hill summit

Photo: Michael Davidson (52)

On Top of Ecton

Photo: Michael Davidson (56)

The Charles Cotton Hotel, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (42)

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