Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor

Wild and lonely moorland - terrific

Vital Statistics:

Length:11½mls (18.5km)
Ascent:1,487ft (453m)
Time:2¾hrs
Grade:
Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor pdf

Route outline for walk s181:

Longnor  -  The Manifold Trail  -  Gauledge Farm  -  Fawside Farm  -  The River Manifold  -  Hardings Booth  -  Shining Ford  -  Holly Grove Farm  -  Newtown  -  Lady Edge  -  Round Knowl  -  Noon Sun Farm  -  Blake Mere (Merryton Low)  -  Blake Brook  -  Lower Fleetgreen Farm  -  Little Fernyford Farm  -  The Manifold Trail  -  Brund Mill  -  Pool Farm  -  Lower Boothlow Farm  -  Over Boothlow Farm  -  Folds End Farm  -  Longnor

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Nuttalls		 Dewey
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Deweys		 Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Marilyns		 Bridget
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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Blake Mere (Merryton Low) at 489m (1604ft). Blake Mere (Merryton Low) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Blake Mere (Merryton Low) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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.

You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


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

OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


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

119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor

In no particular order . . .

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The River Manifold at Brund Mill

The River Manifold at Brund Mill

Photo: Terry Howard (39)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Longnor

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Longnor

Photo: James Gray (19)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Site of the Olde Red Bull Inn in Chapel Street, Longnor

Site of the Olde Red Bull Inn in Chapel Street, Longnor

Photo: James Gray (42)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Heather in Bloom on Lady Edge

Heather in Bloom on Lady Edge

Photo: James Gray (25)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Longnor Church

Longnor Church

Photo: Maggie Kay (1)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Young Calves in the fields near Longnor

Young Calves in the fields near Longnor

Photo: James Gray (23)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Brund Mill

Brund Mill

Photo: Terry Howard (40)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Chapel Street, Longnor

Chapel Street, Longnor

Photo: Mark Glazer (3)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The other gate post sculpture at the farm on Round Knowl

The other gate post sculpture at the farm on Round Knowl

Photo: James Gray (27)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Longnor Village Church

Longnor Village Church

Photo: James Gray (15)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The River Manifold

The River Manifold

Photo: Terry Howard (27)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Barn near Little Fernyford Farm

Barn near Little Fernyford Farm

Photo: James Gray (37)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - St Bartholomew's Church, Longnor

St Bartholomew's Church, Longnor

Photo: Mark Glazer (2)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Brook near Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Blake Brook near Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Photo: James Gray (33)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Chapel Street, Longnor

Chapel Street, Longnor

Photo: Mark Glazer (1)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Brund Mill

Brund Mill

Photo: James Gray (39)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Longnor Village Hall, Longnor

Longnor Village Hall, Longnor

Photo: James Gray (21)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The Camouflaged back of the Out of Bounds to all Military Vehicles sign on the access road to Lower Fleetgreen Farm

The Camouflaged back of the Out of Bounds to all Military Vehicles sign on the access road to Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Photo: James Gray (35)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The River Manifold

The River Manifold

Photo: James Gray (41)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Large Bull in a field near Little Fernyford Farm

Large Bull in a field near Little Fernyford Farm

Photo: James Gray (36)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The River Manifold

The River Manifold

Photo: James Gray (40)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Gate Post sculpture at the farm on Round Knowl

Gate Post sculpture at the farm on Round Knowl

Photo: James Gray (26)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Dilapidated shed near Brund Mill

Dilapidated shed near Brund Mill

Photo: James Gray (38)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Longnor Village Church

Longnor Village Church

Photo: James Gray (14)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Chapel Street, Longnor Village

Chapel Street, Longnor Village

Photo: James Gray (18)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Out of Bounds to all Military Vehicles sign on the access road to Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Out of Bounds to all Military Vehicles sign on the access road to Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Photo: James Gray (34)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The former railway station at Hulme End - now The Manifold Valley Visitor Centre

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

Photo: Terry Howard (28)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Me at Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point

Me at Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point

Photo: Mike Talbot (4)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Brook near Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Blake Brook near Lower Fleetgreen Farm

Photo: James Gray (32)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Sign for Hulme End Railway Station near Hulme End Visitor Centre

Sign for Hulme End Railway Station near Hulme End Visitor Centre

Photo: Terry Howard (41)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Mere (Merryton Low) summit Trig Point

Blake Mere (Merryton Low) summit Trig Point

Photo: James Gray (30)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Mere (Merryton Low)

Blake Mere (Merryton Low)

Photo: Bob Green (3)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Chapel Street in Longnor Village

Chapel Street in Longnor Village

Photo: James Gray (17)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point

Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point

Photo: Bob Green (5)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The Old School in Newtown

The Old School in Newtown

Photo: James Gray (24)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The narrow Chapel Street in Longnor Village

The narrow Chapel Street in Longnor Village

Photo: James Gray (16)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point

Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point

Photo: Bob Green (4)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The Crewe and Harpur Arms, Longnor

The Crewe and Harpur Arms, Longnor

Photo: James Gray (20)

Walk s181 Merryton Low and The River Manifold from Longnor - The Horseshoe Inn, Longnor

The Horseshoe Inn, Longnor

Photo: James Gray (22)

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