Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton)

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6½mls (10.5km)
Ascent:	745ft (227m)
Time:	3¼hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk s226:

Mappleton (aka Mapleton)  -  Okeover Bridge  -  Okeover Hall  -  Okeover Park  -  Cowclose Wood  -  Martin Hill Farm  -  Woodhouses Farm  -  Blore  -  Blore Pastures  -  Ilam  -  River Manifold  -  The Manifold Trail  -  Fishpond Wood  -  River Dove  -  Coldwall Bridge  -  Big Peg's Wood  -  Little Peg's Wood  -  Littlepark Farm  -  Okeover Bridge  -  Mappleton (aka Mapleton)

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.

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 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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton)

In no particular order . . .

The Lower River Dove from Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (5)

Weir on The Lower River Dove near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (3)

Coldwall Bridge, near Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (1)

Looking towards the The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (13)

The nave inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (5)

Lunch at Ilam Hall

Photo: Darren Young (3)

Bunster Hill from near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (2)

The River Manifold

Photo: Terry Howard (27)

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

Photo: Terry Howard (28)

Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (4)

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