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Walk 1042 - Pilsbury Castle from Hartington

Nat Park   Peak District
County/Area   Derbyshire
 & Staffordshire
AuthorLou Johnson
Length5.5 miles / 8.9 km
Ascent600 feet / 182 metres
Gradeeasy/moderate

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Pilsbury Castle is the main objective on this Peak District walk from bustling Hartington. Including White Peak scenery alongside the upper section of the River Dove this walk includes both Derbsyhire and Staffordshire sides of the Dove Valley.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS ExplorerSheet OL24
OS LandrangerSheet 119

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

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Walk 2301
Biggin & Parsley Hay from Hartington
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Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km

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Walk 1862 - 3.7 miles / 5.9 km away
Earl Sterndale and High Wheeldon from Longnor
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Walk 3046 - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km away
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Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km

Walk 1146 - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km away
Bradford and Lathkill Dales from Monyash
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.3 miles / 18.3 km

Walk 1861 - 4.7 miles / 7.5 km away
Chrome and Parkhouse Hills from Earl Sterndale
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km

Walk 1185 - 5.4 miles / 8.7 km away
Chrome Hill from Holinsclough
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km

Walk 2531 - 5.4 miles / 8.7 km away
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Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


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Hartington - Derbyshire
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1.4 miles / 2.2 km away

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3.3 miles / 5.3 km away
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Overdale Cottage
Youlgrave, Bakewell - Derbyshire
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5.5 miles / 8.7 km away

Thorpe Cottage Country Guest House
Thorpe, Ashbourne - Derbyshire
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6.6 miles / 10.6 km away

Portland Place
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6.8 miles / 11.0 km away

Darwin Forest Country Park
Matlock - Derbyshire
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7.5 miles / 12.0 km away

Rock Cottage
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7.6 miles / 12.2 km away

Callow Cottages
Ashbourne - Derbyshire
Self Catering
8.6 miles / 13.7 km away

Sandybrook Country Park
Ashbourne - Derbyshire
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8.6 miles / 13.7 km away

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Cressbrook - Derbyshire
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NOTE - all distances are "as the crow flies"

 

 


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