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Upper Lathkill Dale – View over Lathkill Dale loop from Monyash

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Upper Lathkill Dale – View over Lathkill Dale loop from Monyash

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Upper Lathkill Dale – View over Lathkill Dale loop from Monyash

02:27

8.94km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 414 m for 109 m

Customers only

After 8.43 km for 109 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.08 km

Hay Meadow Restoration – Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

1.79 km

Lathkill Dale Stone Steps

Highlight • Climb

Very steep, narrow stone block steps from the bottom of Lathkill Dale to the Patchy Path along the top edge. Strenuous effort & mildly perilous, reasonable fitness & concentration required.

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2.26 km

The upper Lathkill Dale has a very different atmosphere to the rest of the dale. Narrower and dryer, the limestone cliffs and screes rise dramatically. Rocky and grassy underfoot, it's idyllic and packed with character. The upper Lathkill is a fabulous place for wildflowers in spring and summer.

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2.33 km

Lathkill Head Cave

Highlight • River

Lathkill Head Cave is a cavern within the limestone of the gorge that forms Lathkill Dale, in the White Peak area of the Peak District, in Derbyshire. The cave mouth is found to the east of Monyash.

In wet weather, the water trickling in innumerable rills into the cave creates a stream gushing forth from its mouth to form the River Lathkill, whence the name of the cave. In dry weather the headwater of the river is formed from the springs a little below.

The rocks here are fissured and complex. Cavers have found a number of entrances into the cave which are explored by the fearless.

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2.93 km

Footbridge Over the River Lathkill

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Footbridge over the River Lathkill

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3.78 km

Lathkill Waterfall

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Fantastic multi element waterfall. The more recent rain the more spectacular.

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4.01 km

Carter's Mill Millstones and Weir

Highlight • Structure

This spot used to be the site of Carter's Mill, an old mill powered by the adjacent weir.
All that remains now is the millstones and weir after the building was dismantled, and the iron water wheel removed for scrap in WWII.
The post-medieval corn mill was in use for much of the 19th century. The mill is marked on the 1840 Ordnance Survey map and on a mid-19th century tithe map. The 1880 Ordnance Survey map labels it as a flour mill, but it is disused by the time of the 1922 Ordnance Survey map.

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6.66 km

View over Lathkill Dale

Highlight • Gorge

Small climb, second half is a narrow and slightly exposed path, but accessible to all.

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8.94 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.97 km

1.54 km

1.43 km

Surfaces

3.72 km

2.34 km

1.01 km

940 m

820 m

122 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

9°C

28 %

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Upper Lathkill Dale – View over Lathkill Dale loop from Monyash

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