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Lathkill Dale - Peak District Walk
Tuesday 2nd June 2009
With a hot day forecast I made an early start and headed for Lathkill Dale in the hope of finding some shade.
Start: Moor Lane car park (SK 1940 6449)
Route: Moor Lane car park - Bradford Dale - Alport - Conksbury Bridge - Lathkill Dale - Cales Dale - Moor Lane car park
Distance: 8 miles Ascent: 368 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 15 mins
Terrain: Good paths and fields.
Weather: Hot.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Stanton Moor Stanton Moor](2009-06-02/stanton.jpg)
The view across the valley to Stanton Moor, from Moor Lane.
![Stanton Moor Stanton Moor](2009-06-02/stanton1.jpg)
Stanton Moor, now easily identified by the mobile phone mast.
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Even this early in the day and walk the shade was much appreciated as I dropped down to Bradford Dale.
![River Bradford River Bradford](2009-06-02/bradford.jpg)
Crossing the River Bradford as I reach the floor of Bradford Dale.
![River Bradford River Bradford](2009-06-02/bradford1.jpg)
Throughout the walk the river banks were overflowing with flowers.
![Yellow Flag Iris Yellow Flag Iris](2009-06-02/iris.jpg)
Yellow Flag Iris.
![Fish ponds Fish ponds](2009-06-02/sluice.jpg)
Reflections in the fishing pools.
![Bradford Dale Bradford Dale](2009-06-02/sluice1.jpg)
Looking back along a quiet Bradford Dale.
![Bradford Dale Bradford Dale](2009-06-02/bridge.jpg)
The footbridge which takes you across the river just below Youlgreave.
![Lathkill Dale Lathkill Dale](2009-06-02/over%20haddon.jpg)
Lathkill Dale from Conksbury Bridge.
![River Lathkill River Lathkill](2009-06-02/weirs.jpg)
It's still fairly quiet even in Lathkill Dale but there's not much shade on this part of the walk.
![Weirs Weirs](2009-06-02/weirs1.jpg)
The weirs in Lathkill Dale.
![Mandale Mine Mandale Mine](2009-06-02/building.jpg)
By diverting off the main path I found some remains of Mandale Mine.
![River Lathkill River Lathkill](2009-06-02/weirs2.jpg)
The only natural waterfall in Lathkill Dale.
![Parson's Crag Parson's Crag](2009-06-02/st%20peters.jpg)
Parson's Crag.
![Lathkill Head Lathkill Head](2009-06-02/lathkill.jpg)
Looking towards Lathkill Head, which wasn't on my route today.
![Lathkill Dale Lathkill Dale](2009-06-02/limestone.jpg)
Limestone outcrops in Lathkill Dale from Cales Dale.
![Lathkill Dale Lathkill Dale](2009-06-02/lathkill%20dale.jpg)
Looking across the top of Lathkill Dale after the steep climb out of Cales Dale.
![Over Haddon Over Haddon](2009-06-02/buttercups.jpg)
Yellow fields, looking towards Over Haddon, as I approach the car park.
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