Lathkill Head Cave – Upper Lathkill Dale loop from Monyash

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Lathkill Head Cave – Upper Lathkill Dale loop from Monyash

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Lathkill Head Cave – Upper Lathkill Dale loop from Monyash

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6.17km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 5.65 km for 109 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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26 m

Monyash Café

Highlight • Cafe

Recommended cafe. Offers breakfast all day plus other food options. Nice, warm inside sitting area when it's cold. There's also room outside on the village green when weather is suitable. The cafe is next door to a pub too, so you can combine breakfast with a pint.

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136 m

Fere Mere

Highlight • Natural

478 m

Milkings Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

2.94 km

Limestone cliff in Lathkill Dale National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

A lovely hidden stretch in the shade above the lathkill valley. Keep walking to reach a little farm with an honesty box selling locally made ice cream!

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3.27 km

Footbridge Over the River Lathkill

Highlight • Bridge

Footbridge over the River Lathkill

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3.88 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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3.94 km

Upper Lathkill Dale

Highlight • Gorge

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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