Walk Route Map d140 The Tissington Trail and Dove Dale from Ashbourne

Walk d140 The Tissington Trail and Dove Dale from Ashbourne

A long but rewarding walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:	12¼mls (19.5km)
Ascent:	1,930ft (588m)
Time:	6½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk d140 The Tissington Trail and Dove Dale from Ashbourne pdf

Route outline for walk d140:

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.

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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English
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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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Thorpe Cloud at 287m (941ft). Thorpe Cloud is known as an English Bridget.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Limestone Way, an 80km (50 miles) linear footpath connecting Castleton in Derbyshire, England with Rocester in Staffordshire, England. The Limestone Way is waymarked by a Derby ram. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Limestone Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Tissington Trail, a 21km (13 miles) linear footpath connecting Ashbourne in Derbyshire, with Parsley Hay in Derbyshire, England. Originally a railway line built in 1890 to connect Buxton to Ashbourne, it was finally closed to rail traffic in 1967. The Tissington Trail is waymarked by occasional named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Tissington Trail.

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The Peak District National Park

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

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259 Derby, Uttoxeter, Ashbourne & Cheadle

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119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d140 The Tissington Trail and Dove Dale from Ashbourne

In no particular order . . .

On The Nab above Edale

Photo: Andrew Wright (1)

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

Photo: Angela Hornby (3)

Ilam Rock, Dove Dale near Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (16)

The River Dove and Dove Dale from Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (9)

Tissington Spires, Reynards (Dove Dale) and Dove Dale from the summit of Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (6)

Thorpe and Cliff Top (Swinscoe) from Thorpe Cloud summit

Photo: Brian Lunn (8)

Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (4)

Dove Dale from the summit of Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (5)

Dove Holes in Dove Dale near Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (14)

Me and Karl on a windy Thorpe Cloud above Dove Dale

Photo: Rebecca Fowler (1)

Me on top of Thorpe Cloud, Dove Dale

Photo: Samantha Armstrong (1)

Bunster Hill from near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (2)

Looking up to Thorpe Cloud from Dove Dale

Photo: Brian Lunn (1)

Stepping Stones across the River Dove in Dove Dale

Photo: Brian Lunn (2)

Hartington from Hartington Station on the Tissington Trail

Photo: Mike Talbot (3)

Ilam Rock Bridge, Dove Dale near Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (15)

On top of Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Elliot Newman (1)

Ilam Rock Bridge with Ilam Rock beyond, Dove Dale near Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (17)

Dove Dale near Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (13)

Dove Dale from Achas Bank above Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (11)

Climbing Thorpe Cloud

Photo: Brian Lunn (4)

Dove Dale Stepping Stones across the River Dove

Photo: Brian Lunn (3)

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

Photo: Angela Hornby (5)

The River Dove, Dove Dale near Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (18)

Dove Dale from Achas Bank above Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (10)

The River Dove, Dove Dale

Photo: Mike Talbot (2)

Thorpe Cloud summit

Photo: Brian Lunn (7)

Coldwall Bridge, near Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (1)

Dove Dale near Milldale,

Photo: Janice Black (12)

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