⛅️Monyash 10 miles🌬Flagg🌬Chelmorton Low and Village🌬Taddington🌬Deep Dale⛅️

This is a walk not to miss, varied terrain through pretty villages, scenic dales and across limestone pastures.

It starts in the Village of Monyash with pretty stone cottages clustered around the Village Green and along quiet lanes. It's situated at the head of the stunning Lathkill Dale.

The route leaves Monyash and heads across pastures to join the Limestone Way, it takes us to the Village of Flagg.
Flagg is a small farming Village and is reputed to be situated on the Site of a Viking Settlement.
The eery Flagg Hall is thought to date back to the 16th Century, it's believed the most noted resident of Flagg Hall is the 'haunted skull'. Legend has it that should it be removed or buried, great misfortune will fall upon the Owners of the Hall.

Leaving Flagg, the route continues across pastures and farmland to the Village of Chelmorton, a classic white peak limestone village. It is described as the 'Mountain Village', being the highest Village in Derbyshire and possibly the highest Parish in the whole of England, the Parish Church standing at 1,209 ft above sea level.
We leave the Village and and climb up Chelmorton Low hill for the views, it's about 446 metres above sea level.

After descending Chelmorton Low, our route continues to the remains of Five Wells Chambered Tomb, a Neolithic chambered tomb from 4500BC to 2000BC between the villages of Chelmorton and Taddington on Taddington Moor.
The tomb is a protected scheduled ancient monument. Three stones mark the main chamber, which has been dramatically reduced, a second less well-preserved chamber is to the west. The burial mound is over 20 metres in diameter and was first excavated by the local archaeologist Thomas Bateman in 1846. The chambers have paved floors. Bateman discovered the remains of at least twelve human skeletons. Subsequent excavations found further human remains, pottery and flint tools in the chambers and passages and a separate cist within the mound.

Our route continues to the limestone Village of Taddington. Just like its neighbour, it's one of the highest villages in Derbyshire, standing at 1,100 ft above sea level. There are many pretty stone cottages all the way along it.
This hill village shows evidence of early Celtic farming, (narrow terraces of land preferred by early hill farmers).
Taddington's landscape is dominated by rocky limestone outcrops and surrounded by wild moorland.

The route carries on over pastures and through woodland to the beautiful Deep Dale, a Nature Reserve and a place of natural beauty. It's a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
It's an area of grassland and spectacular limestone scenery rising to 325 metres above sea level at its highest point. There's an abundance of plant life depending on the time of year.

Leaving this spectacular dale, the route returns to Monyash with a pleasant walk over farmland and pastures.

A fairly moderate walk with a short steepish climb combined with pleasant walking through villages

A few tree toilets along the way..

Bring a packed lunch, snacks and water to keep you going, lunch time weather dependent

Catching up points and breaks as always

Walking boots essential as well as
warm layers and waterproofs, walking poles are helpful on muddy descents
As always check the weather and dress accordingly

Our four-legged friends are always welcome 🐕🐕‍🦺🦮

Pub at the end in Monyash 🍻

Here's to our next adventure..
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