Walk d194 Elton and The Limestone Way from Youlgreave

This 6½ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Youlgreave & will take about 3½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6½mls (10.5km)
Ascent:1,145ft (349m)
Time:3½hrs
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Route outline for walk d194:

Youlgreave  -  Bradford Dale  -  River Bradford  -  Mawstone Farm  -  Bleakley Plantation  -  Longshawe Wood  -  Anthony Hill  -  Elton  -  The Limestone Way  -  Robin Hood's Stride  -  Harthill Moor  -  Harthill Moor Wood  -  Bleakley Dike  -  River Bradford  -  Bradford Dale  -  Youlgreave

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Anthony Hill at 293m (961ft). Anthony Hill 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 d194 Elton and The Limestone Way from Youlgreave

In no particular order . . .

The view from the summit of Anthony Hill

The view from the summit of Anthony Hill

Photo: Peter Osbourne (50)

The path beside the River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

The path beside the River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

Photo: Peter Osbourne (16)

Inside All Saints Church, Elton

Inside All Saints Church, Elton

Photo: Peter Osbourne (45)

The River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

The River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

Photo: Peter Osbourne (22)

Bradford Dale

Bradford Dale

Photo: Duncan Maclelland (3)

The River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

The River Bradford in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave

Photo: Peter Osbourne (20)

Rusden Wood south of Middleton-by-Youlgreave

Rusden Wood south of Middleton-by-Youlgreave

Photo: Peter Osbourne (29)

All Saints Church, Elton

All Saints Church, Elton

Photo: Peter Osbourne (44)

All Saints Church, Elton

All Saints Church, Elton

Photo: Peter Osbourne (42)

Inflow duct to the River Bradford at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of Bradford Dale

Inflow duct to the River Bradford at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of Bradford Dale

Photo: Peter Osbourne (27)


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