Monsal Head-Monsal Trail-Millers Dale 20240924
Uploaded by
eugene_dempsey
on Oct 05, 2024
Region: United Kingdom
Route type: walking
Total climb:
2,978.18 ft
Difficulty:
Medium
Distance: 11.62km, 7.22 miles.
Like (0)
About trip
WALK TITLE - Monsal Head-Monsal Trail-Millers Dale
DESCRIPTION - Mostly on the Monsal Trail.
WALK DISTANCE - 7.2 mls
HEIGHT GAIN - 446ft (Plot shows inaccurate gain=2978ft due to misinterpreting the path through tunnels as 'over the top')
DIRECTIONS TO START OF WALK - Start is from Upperdale carpark, Castlegate Ln, Buxton SK17 8SZ
Grid Ref – SK 176 721
Lat/Long - 53.24653088, -1.73675564
Travel to Ashford in the Water, and turn left on to A6020 towards Chesterfield, then immediately left again on to the B6465 signposted Monsal Head.
Then turn right by the Ashford Arms still on the B6465 to Monsal Head (DE45 1NL).
Immediately after the Monsal Head Hotel, turn left down steep hill & parking is just after some farm buildings about ¾ mile on your left.
It takes about 12 cars parked at right angles to the road.