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Long Dale – Mouldridge Mine loop from Minninglow Hill

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Long Dale – Mouldridge Mine loop from Minninglow Hill

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Long Dale – Mouldridge Mine loop from Minninglow Hill

02:48

10.7km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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68 m

Minninglow Picnic Area, High Peak Trail

Highlight • Rest Area

A picnic spot with a lovely view.

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350 m

Chapel Plantation

Forest

691 m

Cromford and High Peak Railway by Minninglow Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

worth a stop to take in these built constructions at either end of this valley.

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3.94 km

Friden Car Park and Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

A great place to park to explore the nearby area - it's a free parking spot and there's a pub and petrol station nearby.

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6.33 km

Long Dale

Highlight • Trail

Long Dale is a carboniferous limestone valley cut into the plateau of Gratton Moor and Smerrill Moor. A very raw and natural landscape with very few walkers. Ideal if you …

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6.91 km

Middleton and Smerrill Parish Boundary Stones

Highlight • Monument

These modern carved stones stand on the boundary between the Middleton & Smerrill parishes. The inscription which reads "We meet to create memories and depart to cherish them." is borrowed from a Nepalese saying.

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7.80 km

View of the Dale, Peak District National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.01 km

Mouldridge Mine

Highlight • Cave

This mine is looked after by PDMHS - Peak District Mines Historical Society.
Mouldridge Mine was a small lead mine, worked on and off from the 1700s up until the 1950s.

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10.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.84 km

1.76 km

752 m

292 m

Surfaces

5.12 km

1.89 km

1.60 km

1.29 km

606 m

146 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Thursday 21 May

23°C

12°C

3 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Long Dale – Mouldridge Mine loop from Minninglow Hill

Minninglow Picnic Area, High Peak Trail

Cromford and High Peak Railway by Minninglow Hill

Friden Car Park and Picnic Area

Long Dale

Cumbria Standing Stones

Middleton and Smerrill Parish Boundary Stones

View of the Dale, Peak District National Park

Mouldridge Mine

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