Walk Route Map d270 Monsal Head, Monsal Dale and Deep Dale from Ashford in the Water

Walk d270 Monsal Head, Monsal Dale and Deep Dale from Ashford in the Water

One of the finest views in the Peak District

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:	1,703ft (519m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:

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Route outline for walk d270:

Ashford In The Water - Monsal Head - Upperdale - The River Wye - The Monsal Trail - Monsal Head Viaduct - Monsal Dale - White Lodge - Deep Dale - Sheldon - Ashford In The Water

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Monsal Trail, a 16km (10 miles) linear footpath connecting Blackwell Visitor Car Park, Wye Dale in Derbyshire, England with Coombs Road, Bakewell in Derbyshire, England. Originally part of a line connecting St Pancras with Manchester it was closed to rail traffic in 1968. The Monsal Trail is waymarked by name posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Monsal Trail.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d270 Monsal Head, Monsal Dale and Deep Dale from Ashford in the Water

In no particular order . . .

Sheepwash Bridge over the River Wye, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Osbourne (12)

Monsal Head Viaduct and Monsal Dale from Monsal Head

Photo: Ben Stafford (41)

Sheldon Village Church

Photo: David Dayton (15)

Netherbeck Farm Bridge

Photo: Roy Ellis (9)

Ruined stone barn near Sheldon

Photo: Christopher Park (21)

Inside Monsal Head Tunnel

Photo: Ben Stafford (47)

The River Wye weir in Monsal Dale

Photo: Roy Ellis (12)

The River Wye in Monsal Dale

Photo: Roy Ellis (11)

The River Wye weir in Monsal Dale

Photo: Roy Ellis (13)

The Monsal Trail in Monsal Dale

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (9)

*Monsal Dale from Monsal Head

Photo: Brian Davidson (13)

Monsal Dale

Photo: Janice Black (22)

The River Wye, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Ellis (13)

Approaching the weir on the River Wye in Monsal Dale

Photo: Peter Woods (42)

The Cock & Pullet, Sheldon

Photo: Christopher Park (26)

Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Teresa Tomlin (2)

The River Wye near Ashford in the Water

Photo: Christopher Park (30)

The River Wye (upstream) from Sheepwash Bridge, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Osbourne (10)

Holy Trinity Church, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Christopher Park (31)

Monsal Dale Weir

Photo: Teresa Tomlin (3)

The River Wye from the top of Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Brian Davidson (15)

The River Wye weir in Monsal Dale

Photo: Roy Ellis (14)

Sheldon village

Photo: David Dayton (14)

Ashford in the Water Church

Photo: Peter Osbourne (8)

The River Wye and Monsal Dale from Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Ben Stafford (43)

Looking South up Deep Dale

Photo: David Dayton (10)

The River Wye in Monsal Dale from Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Ben Stafford (42)

The Monsal Head Hotel, Monsal Head

Photo: Ben Stafford (40)

The Longstone End of the Monsal Head Tunnel

Photo: Ben Stafford (48)

Entrance to the recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

Photo: Andrew Marriott (1)

The Ashford Arms, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Ellis (11)

Meadow overlooking Sheldon near Ashford in the Water

Photo: Dave Milner (1)

Bridge of the River Wye in Upperdale

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (2)

The River Wye and Ashford in the Water from Littel Shackleton Wood

Photo: David Dayton (16)

The Packhorse Inn, Little Longstone

Photo: Ben Stafford (49)

Monsal Dale from Monsal Head

Photo: Janice Black (24)

The Monsal Head Tunnel from Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Ben Stafford (45)

Weir on the River Wye, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Ellis (15)

Monsal Dale and Monsal Viaduct from Monsal Head

Photo: Peter Woods (33)

The Monsal Head Tunnel from Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Ben Stafford (44)

Monsal Head viaduct

Photo: Roy Ellis (10)

The Monsal Trail at Bakewell

Photo: Dorsal Finn (100)

In the recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

Photo: Andrew Marriott (2)

The River Wye near Ashford in the Water

Photo: Ian Windle (14)

The other end of the recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

Photo: Andrew Marriott (3)

The River Wye at Monsal Head

Photo: Brian Davidson (14)

The River Wye from Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Teresa Tomlin (1)

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Sheldon

Photo: Christopher Park (27)

Looking North along Deep Dale

Photo: David Dayton (9)

Monsal Dale (The River Wye) from Monsal Head

Photo: Roy Ellis (8)

Upperdale and Monsal Viaduct from Monsal Head

Photo: Peter Woods (34)

The bridge over the River Wye, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Ellis (12)

Waterfall on the River Wye, Monsal Dale

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (6)

Deep Dale

Photo: David Dayton (12)

The River Wye in Monsal Dale

Photo: Peter Woods (40)

Walk d270 Monsal Head, Monsal Dale and Deep Dale from Ashford in the Water - The Derbyshire countryside from Pennyunk Lane, near Ashford in the Water

The Derbyshire countryside from Pennyunk Lane, near Ashford in the Water

Photo: Janice Black (21)

Monsal Dale

Photo: Janice Black (23)

The weir on the River Wye in Monsal Dale in spate

Photo: Peter Woods (43)

Inside Monsal Head Tunnel

Photo: Ben Stafford (46)

The Church in the middle of Ashford in the Water

Photo: Janice Black (19)

Deep Dale from the southern end

Photo: David Dayton (11)

Monsal Dale, Monsal Viaduct and Upperdale from Monsal Head

Photo: Peter Woods (35)

The disused Magpie Mine near Sheldon

Photo: Christopher Park (22)

Weir on the River Wye near Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Ellis (17)

Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (5)

The River Wye in Monsal Dale

Photo: Roy Ellis (15)

Taddington Dale from Fin Cop

Photo: Peter Woods (36)

Weir on the River Wye, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Ellis (14)

Monsal Dale Viaduct from Monsal Dale

Photo: Ian Windle (16)

Great Shackleton Wood

Photo: Christopher Park (28)

The River Wye near Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Ellis (16)

Weir on the The River Wye in Monsal Dale

Photo: Ian Windle (15)

The River Wye (downstream) from Sheepwash Bridge, Ashford in the Water

Photo: Peter Osbourne (11)

On Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Brian Davidson (16)

Pennyunk Lane, near Ashford in the Water

Photo: Janice Black (20)

The River Wye and Monsal Dale from Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (4)

The River Wye in Monsal Dale

Photo: Roy Ellis (7)

Waterfall on the River Wye, Monsal Dale

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (7)

Monsal Weir, Monsal Dale

Photo: Richard Nicholls (44)

The recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

Photo: Andrew Marriott (4)

View from the Monsal Trail in Upperdale

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (3)

The River Wye in Monsal Dale

Photo: Peter Woods (41)

Monsal Head viaduct

Photo: Brian Davidson (18)

The Monsal Trail in Monsal Dale

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (8)

The River Wye at Ashford in the Water

Photo: Shara Higgins (3)

Information Board by the River Wye near Holme Bridge

Photo: Peter Ellis (18)

Deep Dale

Photo: David Dayton (13)

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