Walk Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton)
An easy walk with fine views
This 6½ mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Mappleton (aka Mapleton) in the Peak District & will take you about 3¼ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | s226 | |
| Length: | 6½ miles (10.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 745 ft (227m) | |
| Time: | 3¼ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Route outline for this walk:
Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - Okeover Bridge - Okeover Hall - Okeover Park - Cowclose Wood - Martin Hill Farm - Woodhouses Farm - Blore - Blore Pastures - Ilam - River Manifold - The Manifold Trail - Fishpond Wood - River Dove - Coldwall Bridge - Big Peg's Wood - Little Peg's Wood - Littlepark Farm - Okeover Bridge - Mappleton (aka Mapleton)
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
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 |
 0 Bridgets |
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk 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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1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton)
In no particular order . . .
The former railway station at Hulme End - now The Manifold Valley Visitor Centre
Looking towards the The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore
. . . load all 21 pictures & photos from this walk
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