Walk s210 Oliver Hill, Manifold Head, Gradbach and Three Shires Head from Flash

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10mls (16km)
Ascent:	1,953ft (595m)
Time:	5¾hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk s210:

Flash  -  Oliver Hill  -  Oxensitch  -  River Manifold Head  -  River Dove  -  Nether Colshaw Farm  -  Golling Gate Farm  -  Dun Cow's Grove Farm  -  The Manifold Trail  -  Blackbank Farm  -  Wilson Knowl Farm  -  Lower House Farm  -  Culvert Farm  -  Tollbridge Cottage  -  Gradbach  -  The Dane Valley Way  -  Dane View House  -  River Dane  -  Three Shires Head  -  Panniers Pool  -  Knotbury Farm  -  Wolf Edge  -  Flash

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

At 463m (1518ft) Flash is claimed to be the highest village in England. However, the New Inn is only the third highest pub in England.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

1 English Dewey

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Oliver Hill at 513m (1684ft). Oliver Hill is also known as an English Dewey (154th highest in England, 354th in England & Wales)

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Dane Valley Way, a 66km (41 miles) linear footpath connecting Buxton in Derbyshire, with Middlewich in Cheshire, England. The Dane Valley Way is waymarked by the letters DVW. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dane Valley Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Manifold Trail, a 37km (23 miles) linear footpath connecting Manifold Head, near Flash in Staffordshire, with Dovedale Car Park, near Ilam in Derbyshire, England. The Manifold Trail is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Manifold Trail.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s210 Oliver Hill, Manifold Head, Gradbach and Three Shires Head from Flash

In no particular order . . .

Three Shires Head

Photo: Mark Grindrod (2)

Wolf Edge Rocks

Photo: Mark Frost (4)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (11)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (10)

Flash Church

Photo: Mark Frost (1)

Axe Edge from the summit of Oliver Hill

Photo: Mark Frost (2)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (12)

Oliver Hill

Photo: Mark Frost (3)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (9)

Three Shires Head

Photo: Don Ritchie (8)

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