Walk Route Map s201 Grindon Moor, Grindon and Weag's Bridge from Butterton

Walk s201 Grindon Moor, Grindon and Weag's Bridge from Butterton

Easy dale walking & and interesting church

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:	1,690ft (515m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk s201 Grindon Moor, Grindon and Weag's Bridge from Butterton pdf

Route outline for walk s201:

Butterton - Grindon Moor (Grindon Moor) - Ford - Ryebrook Farm - Grindon - Weag's Bridge - The Manifold Way - The River Manifold - Thor's Cave - Ladyside Wood - Dafar Bridge - Wettonmill - Hoo Brook - Butterton

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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.

Known as the Cathedral of the Peak, Grindon Church contains two Saxon Stone Coffins.

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

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Nuttalls

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Deweys

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Marilyns

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Bridget

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The highest point of this walk is Grindon Moor (Grindon Moor) at 377m (1237ft). Grindon Moor (Grindon Moor) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Grindon Moor (Grindon Moor) 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.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL24
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 119
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s201 Grindon Moor, Grindon and Weag's Bridge from Butterton

In no particular order . . .

Hoo Brook ford, Butterton village

Photo: James Gray (6)

The pub in Butterton Village

Photo: James Gray (2)

Hoo Brook ford, Butterton

Photo: James Gray (8)

Grindon Moor (Grindon Moor) Trig Point

Photo: Brian Cook (38)

The River Manifold below the old bridge below Wettonmill

Photo: Bob Ferguson (14)

The River Manifold below Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (1)

The entrance to Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (2)

The River Manifold

Photo: James Gray (40)

Crossing Grindon Moor

Photo: Brian Cook (37)

Inside another cave above Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (10)

Inside Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (6)

Inside another cave above Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (11)

Inside Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (3)

Thor's Tor and Thor's Cave in The Manifold-Valley

Photo: Bob Ferguson (15)

Inside Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (5)

Hoo Brook

Photo: Brian Cook (32)

The old bridge below Wettonmill

Photo: Bob Ferguson (13)

Butterton Village

Photo: James Gray (13)

Butterton Village

Photo: James Gray (4)

Wettonmill

Photo: Bob Ferguson (12)

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