Walk s163 A walk around Wetton Hill from Wetton

Vital Statistics:

Length:	4½mls (7km)
Ascent:	623ft (190m)
Time:	2¼hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk s163:

Wetton  -  River Manifold  -  Wettonmill  -  The Manifold Way  -  Thor's Cave  -  Manor House  -  Wetton

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:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

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.

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

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

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

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s163 A walk around Wetton Hill from Wetton

In no particular order . . .

Inside Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (5)

Inside another cave above Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (11)

The River Manifold

Photo: Terry Howard (27)

The River Manifold below Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (1)

Inside Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (7)

Inside Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (3)

Inside Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (4)

The entrance to Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (2)

The old bridge below Wettonmill

Photo: Bob Ferguson (13)

More caves above Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (9)

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