Walk Route Map d163 Tideswell and The Monsal Trail from Peak Forest

Walk d163 Tideswell and The Monsal Trail from Peak Forest

A long but gentle walk.

Vital Statistics:

Length:	12¾mls (20.5km)
Ascent:	1,959ft (597m)
Time:	6¾hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk d163 Tideswell and The Monsal Trail from Peak Forest pdf

Route outline for walk d163:

Peak Forest - Dam Dale - Hay Dale - Dale Head - Peter Dale - Monk's Dale - Miller's Dale - The Monsal Trail - Litton Mill - Tideswell Dale - Tideswell - Brook Bottom (Tideswell) - Batham Gate - Old Peak - Peak Forest

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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.

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 d163 Tideswell and The Monsal Trail from Peak Forest

In no particular order . . .

Monk's Dale

Photo: Craig Carter (65)

In the recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

Photo: Andrew Marriott (2)

Miller's Dale Station Buildings

Photo: Brian Robson (3)

East Buxton Lime Kilns near Miller's Dale

Photo: Brian Robson (2)

Miller's Dale from the bridge at Miller's Dale Station

Photo: Craig Carter (54)

Entrance to the recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

Photo: Andrew Marriott (1)

On the Monsal Trail - crossing the bridge at Miller's Dale Station

Photo: Craig Carter (55)

Miller's Dale Station

Photo: Brian Robson (4)

The unused Miller's Dale bridge east of Miller's Dale Station from the The Monsal Trail

Photo: Craig Carter (68)

East Buxton Lime Kilns near Miller's Dale

Photo: Brian Robson (1)

The River Wye at Litton Mill

Photo: Brian Cook (1)

The Monsal Trail at Bakewell

Photo: Dorsal Finn (100)

Tideswell Church

Photo: Craig Carter (66)

The trail through Monk's Dale

Photo: Craig Carter (63)

The footbridge at the Miller's Dale end of Monk's Dale

Photo: Craig Carter (64)

The recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

Photo: Andrew Marriott (4)

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

Photo: Andrew Marriott (3)

The trail across fields towards Tideswell

Photo: Craig Carter (62)

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