Walk Pilsbury Castle Hills and Carder Low from Hartington

Motte and Bailey Castle and fine views

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

 

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Vital Statistics:

Walk No.: d329
Length: 6½ miles (10.5km)
Ascent: 1129 ft (344m)
Time: 3½ hours
Grade: Walk Grade 4 (Moderate) Icon

 

 

 


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Carder Low at 380m (1247ft). Carder Low is known as an English Bridget.


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The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


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

OS Landranger 119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Pilsbury Castle Hills and Carder Low from Hartington

In no particular order . . .

The path along Madge Dale

The path along Madge Dale

Photo: Terry Howard (45)

Hartington Duck Pond

Hartington Duck Pond

Photo: David Dayton (35)

Panorama of the Upper Dove Dale valley from the summit of Carder Low

Photo: Terry Howard (52)

My wife descending Carder Low

My wife descending Carder Low

Photo: Terry Howard (49)

The Charles Cotton Hotel, Hartington

The Charles Cotton Hotel, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (42)

Pilsbury Castle Hills

Pilsbury Castle Hills

Photo: David Dayton (39)

The River Dove, Dove Dale

The River Dove, Dove Dale

Photo: Mike Talbot (2)

Inside St Giles' Church, Hartington

Inside St Giles' Church, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (74)

St Giles' Church, Hartington

St Giles' Church, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (69)

Crossing fields north of Carder Low

Crossing fields north of Carder Low

Photo: Terry Howard (53)

The Charles Cotton Pub in Hartington

The Charles Cotton Pub in Hartington

Photo: David Dayton (34)

My wife on the summit of  Carder Low

My wife on the summit of Carder Low

Photo: Terry Howard (48)

Looking north-west towards Pilsbury Castle Hills from the summit of Carder Low

Looking north-west towards Pilsbury Castle Hills from the summit of Carder Low

Photo: Terry Howard (51)

Hartington Church

Hartington Church

Photo: David Dayton (36)

The Devonshire Arms, Hartington

The Devonshire Arms, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (71)

The Old Cheese Shop in Hartington

The Old Cheese Shop in Hartington

Photo: Craig Carter (18)

Carder Low from the north

Carder Low from the north

Photo: Terry Howard (54)

Signed stone squeezer stile north of Hartington

Signed stone squeezer stile north of Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (44)

Sheen Hill from Carder Low

Sheen Hill from Carder Low

Photo: Terry Howard (47)

Staffordshire Way knot motif on a concrete post near Pilsbury Castle Hills

Staffordshire Way knot motif on a concrete post near Pilsbury Castle Hills

Photo: David Dayton (42)

Looking north-east from the summit of Carder Low

Looking north-east from the summit of Carder Low

Photo: Terry Howard (50)

The view from Carder Low

The view from Carder Low

Photo: David Dayton (37)

Looking up to Thorpe Cloud from Dove Dale

Looking up to Thorpe Cloud from Dove Dale

Photo: Brian Lunn (1)

Cows at a farm near Crowdecote

Cows at a farm near Crowdecote

Photo: David Dayton (40)

The Village Stores, Hartington

The Village Stores, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (76)

Dove Dale Stepping Stones across the River Dove

Dove Dale Stepping Stones across the River Dove

Photo: Brian Lunn (3)

Inside St Giles' Church, Hartington

Inside St Giles' Church, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (75)

The beautiful Derbyshire countryside near Crowdecote

The beautiful Derbyshire countryside near Crowdecote

Photo: David Dayton (41)

Stepping Stones across the River Dove in Dove Dale

Stepping Stones across the River Dove in Dove Dale

Photo: Brian Lunn (2)

Approaching Pilsbury Castle Hills

Approaching Pilsbury Castle Hills

Photo: David Dayton (38)

St. Giles' Church, Hartington

St. Giles' Church, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (43)

Bell ropes in St Giles' Church, Hartington

Bell ropes in St Giles' Church, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (73)

Dove Valley, Hartington

Dove Valley, Hartington

Photo: Mike Talbot (1)

Water Fountain, Hartington

Water Fountain, Hartington

Photo: Terry Howard (72)


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