Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor

Wild and lonely moorland - terrific


Route outline for walk s181:

Longnor  -  The Manifold Trail  -  Gauledge Farm  -  Fawside Farm  -  The River Manifold  -  Hardings Booth  -  Shining Ford  -  Holly Grove Farm  -  Newtown  -  Lady Edge  -  Round Knowl  -  Noon Sun Farm  -  Blake Mere (Merryton Low)  -  Blake Brook  -  Lower Fleetgreen Farm  -  Little Fernyford Farm  -  The Manifold Trail  -  Brund Mill  -  Pool Farm  -  Lower Boothlow Farm  -  Over Boothlow Farm  -  Folds End Farm  -  Longnor




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Blake Mere (Merryton Low) at 489m (1604ft). Blake Mere (Merryton Low) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Blake Mere (Merryton Low) 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 Trail, a 37km (23 miles) linear footpath connecting Manifold Head, near Flash in Staffordshire, with Dovedale Car Park, near Ilam in Derbyshire, England. The Manifold Trail is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Manifold Trail.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


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

OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


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

119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor

In no particular order . . .

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Chapel Street, Longnor

Chapel Street, Longnor

Photo: Mark Glazer (1)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The River Manifold

The River Manifold

Photo: James Gray (40)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Chapel Street, Longnor Village

Chapel Street, Longnor Village

Photo: James Gray (18)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Brund Mill

Brund Mill

Photo: James Gray (39)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - St Bartholomew's Church, Longnor

St Bartholomew's Church, Longnor

Photo: Mark Glazer (2)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The Camouflaged back of the Out of Bounds to all Military Vehicles sign on the access road to Lower Fleetgreen Farm

The Camouflaged back of the Out of Bounds to all Military Vehicles sign on the access road to Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Photo: James Gray (35)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Dilapidated shed near Brund Mill

Dilapidated shed near Brund Mill

Photo: James Gray (38)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Mere (Merryton Low)

Blake Mere (Merryton Low)

Photo: Bob Green (3)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Young Calves in the fields near Longnor

Young Calves in the fields near Longnor

Photo: James Gray (23)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The former railway station at Hulme End - now The Manifold Valley Visitor Centre

The former railway station at Hulme End - now The Manifold Valley Visitor Centre

Photo: Terry Howard (28)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The River Manifold

The River Manifold

Photo: Terry Howard (27)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Brook near Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Blake Brook near Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Photo: James Gray (33)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point

Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point

Photo: Bob Green (5)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Longnor Village Church

Longnor Village Church

Photo: James Gray (15)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Longnor Church

Longnor Church

Photo: Maggie Kay (1)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Chapel Street, Longnor

Chapel Street, Longnor

Photo: Mark Glazer (3)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Chapel Street in Longnor Village

Chapel Street in Longnor Village

Photo: James Gray (17)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Site of the Olde Red Bull Inn in Chapel Street, Longnor

Site of the Olde Red Bull Inn in Chapel Street, Longnor

Photo: James Gray (42)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Longnor

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Longnor

Photo: James Gray (19)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Heather in Bloom on Lady Edge

Heather in Bloom on Lady Edge

Photo: James Gray (25)


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