Walk s238 Manifold Valley, Ilam, Dove Dale, Milldale, Alstonefield and Wetton from Weag's Bridge

This 15 mile, Grade 7 (Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Weag's Bridge & will take about 8 hrs to complete.

Vital Statistics:

Length:	15mls (24km)
Ascent:	2,028ft (618m)
Time:	8hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk s238:

Weag's Bridge - River Manifold - Beeston Tor Farm - River Hamps - Soles Coppice - Old Soles Wood - Hell Hole - Lee House - Farwell Farm - Calton - Carlton Green - Rushley Wood - Musden Wood - Rushley - Ilam Country Park - Ilam - River Dove - Dovedale Castle - Dove Dale - The River Dove - Stepping Stones - Lover's Leap - Tissington Spires - Shaplow Dale,Natural Arch - Raynard's Cave - Upper Taylor's Wood - Dove Holes - Viator's Bridge - Milldale - Alstonefield - Wetton - Thor's Cave - Weag's Bridge

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:

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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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Bridgets

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

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)

The Peak District National Park

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

OS Explorer OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area

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

OS Landranger 119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s238 Manifold Valley, Ilam, Dove Dale, Milldale, Alstonefield and Wetton from Weag's Bridge

In no particular order . . .

Dove Dale near Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (13)

Dove Dale from Achas Bank above Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (11)

Cairn near Wetton Reservoir, NW of Wetton village

Photo: Michael Davidson (32)

Milldale Village,

Photo: Janice Black (8)

Milldale Bridge and River Dove

Photo: Janet Macgraw (1)

Alston Church

Photo: Mike Slater (1)

Milldale Village from Achas Bank,

Photo: Janice Black (9)

The Manifold Valley from Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (8)

Green Well, Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (56)

Inside Thor's Cave

Photo: Bob Ferguson (6)

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