Elaine led this 7-mile down Lin Dale to the Stepping Stones in Dovedale and then followed the Dove upstream to Viators Bridge at Milldale for a late coffee stop. After a steep climb out of the valley we reached high ground with fine views all round before dropping down to Thorpe on Gag lane.
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| Setting out across Thorpe Pastures, Thorpe Cloud in the distance |
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| Stepping Stones at the bottom of Lin Dale |
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| Heading up Dovedale |
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| One of several money trees in Dovedale |
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| Ram pump converts high volume river flows to high pressure, low volume pipe flows using a water hammer effect |
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| Tranquil Dove |
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| Bridge near Ilam Rock |
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| Approaching Milldale |
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| Viators Bridge, Milldale |
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| Looking back at Milldale |
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| Lime kiln in quarry |
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| Recently renovated Tissington Silo - not sure what it was used for |
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| View towards the Trent Valley 30 miles away |
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| Almost there - Gag Lane |
On Sunday, Scott led the longer,10-mile figure-of-eight walk starting from Hartington and following the Dove upstream along Wall Pit Lane towards Pilsbury. Then it crossed the Dove into Staffordshire and climbed up the west of the valley with distant views in all directions before descending to Hartington. From there it took Reynards Lane to the head of Biggin Dale before dropping down to the Dove again and following it up Wolfscote Dale and Beresford Dale back to Hartington.
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| Hartington Duck Pond |