Walk Route Map s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton)

Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton)

An easy walk with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6½mls (10.5km)
Ascent:	745ft (227m)
Time:	3¼hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton) pdf

Route outline for walk s226:

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)

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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.

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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The Peak District National Park

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OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area

259 Derby, Uttoxeter, Ashbourne & Cheadle

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119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton)

In no particular order . . .

The River Manifold

Photo: Terry Howard (27)

Lunch at Ilam Hall

Photo: Darren Young (3)

Blore Church

Photo: Mark Frost (5)

Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (10)

Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (4)

Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - Weir on The Lower River Dove near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Weir on The Lower River Dove near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (3)

Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - The Plaque beneath the Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

The Plaque beneath the Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (9)

The Lower River Dove from Ilam Bridge, Ilam, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (5)

The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (11)

Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - The former railway station at Hulme End - now The Manifold Valley Visitor Centre

The former railway station at Hulme End - now The Manifold Valley Visitor Centre

Photo: Terry Howard (28)

Coldwall Bridge, near Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (1)

The Apse, St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (14)

Sunlight falling through the entrance to Blore Church

Photo: Mark Frost (6)

The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (6)

Ancient gravestone inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (8)

Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - Looking towards the The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Looking towards the The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (13)

The Bassett Monument inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (7)

The nave inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (5)

Walk s226 Blore, Ilam, The River Manifold and The River Dove from Mappleton (aka Mapleton) - Display case containing medieval tiles inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Display case containing medieval tiles inside St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore

Photo: Devina Lee (12)

Bunster Hill from near Coldwall Bridge, Thorpe, Dove Dale

Photo: Angela Hornby (2)

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