Walk d151 Youlgreave, The Limestone Way and Lathkill Dale from Over Haddon

This 7¾ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Over Haddon & will take you about 4½ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7 miles (11km)
Ascent: 2,373ft (723m)
Time: 5hrs
Grade: Walk Grade 5 (Moderate) Icon
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:

Over Haddon  -  River Lathkill  -  Conksbury Bridge  -  Raper Lodge  -  Youlgreave  -  River Bradford  -  The Limestone Way  -  Bradford Dale  -  Lomber Dale  -  Lomberdale Hall  -  Moor Lane  -  Low Moor Plantation  -  Calling Low Farm  -  Cales Dale  -  Lathkill Dale  -  Low Wood  -  Calling Low Dale  -  Palmerston Wood  -  Meadow Place Wood  -  Twin Dale  -  Lathkill Lodge  -  Over Haddon

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Nuttalls
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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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OS Landranger 119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d151 Youlgreave, The Limestone Way and Lathkill Dale from Over Haddon

In no particular order . . .

Lathkill Dale

Lathkill Dale

Photo: Peter Osbourne (5)

The path beside the River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

The path beside the River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

Photo: Peter Osbourne (16)

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

Photo: Janice Black (52)

Path beside the River Bradford at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of Bradford Dale

Path beside the River Bradford at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of Bradford Dale

Photo: Peter Osbourne (26)

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

Photo: Janice Black (54)

In Lathkill Dale

In Lathkill Dale

Photo: Dave Stephenson (1)

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

Photo: Janice Black (51)

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

The River Bradford near Youlgreave in beautiful Bradford Dale

Photo: Janice Black (56)

Troglodytes in Lathkill Head Cave, Lathkill Dale

Troglodytes in Lathkill Head Cave, Lathkill Dale

Photo: Bob Ferguson (36)

Climbing out of Cales Dale

Climbing out of Cales Dale

Photo: Peter Osbourne (1)


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