Walk Weag's Bridge, The Manifold Way, Thor's Cave and Wettonmill from Grindon
Easy dale walking and and interesting church
This 4¾ mile, Grade 2 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Grindon in the Peak District & will take you about 3 hrs to complete.
Detailed walk route map PDF | ||
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | s188 | |
| Length: | 4¾ miles (7.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 909 ft (277m) | |
| Time: | 3 hours | |
| Grade: | ![]() | |
Route outline for this walk:
Grindon - Weag's Bridge - The Manifold Way - Thor's Cave - Wettonmill - Hoo Brook - Grindon
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.
Known as the Cathedral of the Peak, Grindon Church contains two Saxon Stone Coffins.
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 |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
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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