Walk d119 Eldon Hill (Perryfoot) from Peak Forest

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5¾mls (9km)
Ascent:	928ft (283m)
Time:	3hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk d119:

Peak Forest  -  Old Dam  -  Sweet Knoll Farm  -  Eldon Hole  -  Eldon Hill (Perryfoot)  -  Eldon Hill Quarries  -  The Limestone Way  -  Old Moor  -  Bradwell Moor  -  The Cop  -  West View  -  Old Dam  -  Peak Forest

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Eldon Hole is thought to be the deepest pothole in Derbyshire. The fenced-off entrance is 33m (110ft) long, 6m (20ft) wide & 75m (248ft) deep. There is a 20m (65ft) high pile of stones in the bottom which slopes away into a huge 200m (656ft) x 85m (278ft) cavern with domed roof covered in stalactites. Eldon Hole is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak District.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

2 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Bradwell Moor at 471m (1545ft). Bradwell Moor is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Bradwell Moor is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Eldon Hill (Perryfoot) at 470m (1542ft). Eldon Hill (Perryfoot) 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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d119 Eldon Hill (Perryfoot) from Peak Forest

In no particular order . . .

Eldon Hill Quarry from Eldon Hill (Perryfoot)

Photo: Ben Stafford (77)

Fungi growing on Eldon Hill (Perryfoot)

Photo: Ben Stafford (75)

Looking South from Eldon Hill (Perryfoot)

Photo: Ben Stafford (74)

Bradwell Village

Photo: Russell Hubbard (3)

Green Lane and Bradwell

Photo: Mike Watson (1)

Bradwell Church

Photo: Russell Hubbard (1)

The Bowling Green, Bradwell

Photo: Simon Jacks (72)

Water pump in Old Dam

Photo: Ben Stafford (82)

The Limestone Way near Bradwell Moor

Photo: Ben Stafford (79)

The entrance to Eldon Hole

Photo: Ben Stafford (73)

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