Thorpe Cloud
287m (941ft)
The White Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.75ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 623ft (190m) |
| Time: | 3.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Milldale - Dove Dale - Viator's Bridge - River Dove - Dove Holes - Upper Taylor's Wood - Pickering Tor,Raynard's Cave - Natural Arch - Sharplow Dale - Jacob's Ladder (Dove Dale) - Lover's Leap - Twelve Apostles - Dove Dale Castle - Thorpe Cloud - Ilam - Ilamtops Farm - Ilam Tops - Ilam Rock - Hall Dale - Raven's Tor - Achas Bank - Milldale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 689ft (210m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Milldale - Dove Dale - Viator's Bridge - River Dove - Dove Holes - Upper Taylor's Wood - Pickering Tor,Raynard's Cave - Natural Arch - Sharplow Dale - Jacob's Ladder (Dove Dale) - Lover's Leap - Twelve Apostles - Dove Dale Castle - Thorpe Cloud - Ilam - Ilam Country Park - St Bartram's Bridge - River Manifold - Battle Stone Cross - Ilam Wood - River Lodge - Castern Hall - Castern Farm - Stanshope - Milldale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,930ft (588m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Mappleton Lane Car Park - Ashbourne - The Tissington Trail - Thorpe - Pike House - Bostern Grange Farm - Hanson Grange - The Nabs - Dove Dale - Dove Holes - Taylors Wood - Pickering Rock - Ilam Rock - Shaplow Dale - Lin Dale - Thorpe Cloud - Thorpe Mill Farm - The Limestone Way - Coldwall Bridge - River Dove - Big Peg's Wood - Little Peg's Wood - Littlepark Farm - Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - Callow Top - Mappleton Lane Car Park - Ashbourne.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Thorpe Cloud
hannah1507 walked up Thorpe Cloud on September 17th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Dovedale [with] Dan
Ruth Mcfarlane climbed Thorpe Cloud during February, 2023 [from/via/route] Ashbourne [with] Bekka - A favourite route
Iain Jones bagged Thorpe Cloud on May 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Kong Mini Mountain Marathon - Dovedale [with] Adam Roscoe - 5 August 2022 - walked from Dovedale with Oliver Jones & Finley Jones
Adrian Garside hiked Thorpe Cloud on April 30th, 2022 [from/via/route] There was a mens mental health walking club doing a trip up here & Thorpe Cloud is one of the hills I have been anxious about so I thought there could be nothing more appropriate. The weather forecast was 'not rainy' but nothing more optimistic than that, & I woke to frost... however the weather brightened up the further west I drove & by the time I got there is was blue sky & tshirt weather. We parked up by the Old Dog pub & approached from there, which didnt look as scarey as the Dovedale side, & with a bit of a scramble at the top made it. Spectacular views in all directions & and little ridge to walk along, just in case your fear of heights hadnt been tested enough :-) [with] LU NA Mountains [weather] Sunny, 20C
Mark Davidson summited Thorpe Cloud on October 18th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walk s111 Dove Dale, Ilam, Castern Hall & Stanshope from Milldale [with] Alone [weather] Bit grey but nice & dry
Sharron Barker conquered Thorpe Cloud on July 1st, 2018 [weather] SUN
Michael Lee scaled Thorpe Cloud on September 20th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Iilam & back.. [with] Jill [weather] Sunny - Lovely walk.. Good cafe!
Martyn Howarth walked up Thorpe Cloud on March 28th, 2016 [from/via/route] Car park. [with] Ang, Tilly & Archie. [weather] Had been very wet - river in flood - & was very, very windy on top!
Lucy Perchard climbed Thorpe Cloud on March 31st, 2016 [from/via/route] From Dovedale [with] Tony [weather] First lovely & sunny days of Spring
Kerry Wykes bagged Thorpe Cloud during 2009 [from/via/route] Izaak Walton [with] Kate [weather] Sunny at start, cloud & rain at top - Hated it! The pointed summit is not good for scaredy cats like me... meh! Heights!
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Tissington Spires, Reynards (Dove Dale) and Dove Dale from the summit of Thorpe Cloud
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