Walk d131 The Tissington Trail, Thorpe and Mappleton (aka Mapleton) from Mappleton Lane (Ashbourne)
This 6¾ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Mappleton Lane (Ashbourne) & will take you about 3½ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 7 miles (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,373ft (723m) | |
| Time: | 5hrs | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Mappleton Lane (Ashbourne) - The Tissington Trail - Thorpe - The Limestone Way - Coldwall Bridge - River Dove - Big Peg's Wood - Little Peg's Wood - Littlepark Farm - Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - Callow Top - Mappleton Lane (Ashbourne)
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 |
 0 Bridgets |
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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