Walk d207 Beresford Dale, Alstonefield, Wolfscote Dale, Biggin Dale and Biggin from Hartington

This 8¾ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Hartington & will take about 4¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:1,473ft (449m)
Time:4¾hrs
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Route outline for walk d207:

Hartington  -  Crossland Sides  -  Pennilow  -  Beresford Dale  -  Pike Pool  -  How Narrowdale  -  The Rakes  -  Alstonefield  -  Overdale  -  Gipsy Bank  -  River Dove  -  Coldeaton Bridge  -  Iron Tors  -  Drabber Tor  -  Wolfscote Dale  -  Peasland Rocks  -  Biggin Dale  -  Furny Bottom  -  Dale End  -  Biggin  -  Hartington

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d207 Beresford Dale, Alstonefield, Wolfscote Dale, Biggin Dale and Biggin from Hartington

In no particular order . . .

Wolfscote Hill from Beresford Dale

Wolfscote Hill from Beresford Dale

Photo: Don Ritchie (28)

Old water pump in Alstonefield

Old water pump in Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (55)

Staffordshire countryside near Alstonefield

Staffordshire countryside near Alstonefield

Photo: Don Ritchie (48)

Wolfscote Dale

Wolfscote Dale

Photo: Janice Black (4)

Beresford Dale

Beresford Dale

Photo: Tim Simmonds (5)

The trail along Overdale towards Gipsy Bank in Bloom

The trail along Overdale towards Gipsy Bank in Bloom

Photo: Craig Carter (17)

The River Dove in Beresford Dale

The River Dove in Beresford Dale

Photo: Peter Murgatroyd (2)

Upper Wolfscote Dale

Upper Wolfscote Dale

Photo: Don Ritchie (32)

Hartington Duck Pond

Hartington Duck Pond

Photo: David Dayton (35)

St. Giles' Church, Hartington

St. Giles' Church, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (43)


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