Walk s105 Manifold Way and Wetton from Hulme End

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:	1,848ft (563m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk s105:

Hulme End  -  Manifold Valley Visitors Centre  -  The Manifold Way  -  Dale Bridge  -  The Lee  -  Tunnel  -  River Manifold  -  Wetton Mill Farm  -  Wettonmill  -  Dafar Bridge  -  Ladyside Wood  -  Wetton  -  Wetton Hill (South West Top)  -  Wetton Hill  -  Cantrell's House  -  Ecton Hill  -  Westside Mill  -  The Manifold Way  -  Hulme End

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Animal remains have been found in a cave near Wettonmill that date from the late glacial period - about 80,000BC.

For much of the year the River Manifold appears dry. In fact it runs underground from Wettonmill to Ilam taking 22 hours to cover the 4 miles.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

2 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Wetton Hill at 371m (1217ft). Wetton Hill is known as an English Bridget.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Ecton Hill at 369m (1211ft). Ecton Hill is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Ecton Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Manifold Way, a 13km (8 miles) linear footpath connecting Hulme End in Staffordshire, England with Waterhouses in Staffordshire, England. Originally a 2ft 6in (0.762m) gauge light railway for tourists the line was opened in 1904. Never a great success it was finally closed in 1934 and became a bridleway three years later. The Manifold Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Manifold Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s105 Manifold Way and Wetton from Hulme End

In no particular order . . .

Dale Bridge, Ecton and the Manifold Way from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (60)

Ecton Hill summit trig point

Photo: Michael Davidson (51)

The view from the summit of Wetton Hill (South West Top)

Photo: Michael Davidson (37)

Ecton and the Manifold Way from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (59)

Dale Bridge and the Manifold Way from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (58)

Locked entrance to Ecton Mines on Ecton Hill

Photo: Terry Howard (25)

Looking down to the Manifold Way from Ecton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (57)

Wetton Hill from near Cantrell's House, Back of Ecton

Photo: Michael Davidson (50)

Cairn near Wetton Reservoir, NW of Wetton village

Photo: Michael Davidson (32)

Gateham Grange from the summit of Wetton Hill

Photo: Michael Davidson (42)

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