Walk d202 The Monsal Trail, Water-cum-Jolly Dale and Monsal Head from Miller's Dale Station

This 7¾ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Miller's Dale Station & will take about 3¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7¾mls (12.5km)
Ascent:840ft (256m)
Time:3¾hrs
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Route outline for walk d202:

Miller's Dale Station  -  The Monsal Trail  -  The River Wye  -  Miller's Dale  -  Water-cum-Jolly Dale  -  Monsal Head Viaduct  -  Monsal Head  -  Upperdale  -  Cressbrook Mill  -  The River Wye  -  Water-cum-Jolly Dale  -  Litton Mill  -  Bellamy's Bank  -  Miller's Dale Station

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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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.


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1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d202 The Monsal Trail, Water-cum-Jolly Dale and Monsal Head from Miller's Dale Station

In no particular order . . .

The recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

The recently reopened Litton Tunnel on the Monsal Trail

Photo: Andrew Marriott (4)

Water-cum-Jolly Dale

Water-cum-Jolly Dale

Photo: Frank Ormrod (2)

Monsal Head viaduct

Monsal Head viaduct

Photo: Brian Davidson (18)

Water-cum-Jolly Dale

Water-cum-Jolly Dale

Photo: Michael Forster (1)

Monsal Head Viaduct

Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Teresa Tomlin (2)

Upperdale and Monsal Viaduct from Monsal Head

Upperdale and Monsal Viaduct from Monsal Head

Photo: Peter Woods (34)

The River Wye and Monsal Dale from Monsal Head Viaduct

The River Wye and Monsal Dale from Monsal Head Viaduct

Photo: Ben Stafford (43)

The Monsal Trail in Water-cum-Jolly Dale

The Monsal Trail in Water-cum-Jolly Dale

Photo: Justin Hart (3)

The Monsal Head Hotel, Monsal Head

The Monsal Head Hotel, Monsal Head

Photo: Ben Stafford (40)

Rock Formations in Water-cum-Jolly Dale

Rock Formations in Water-cum-Jolly Dale

Photo: Brian Cook (6)


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