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Derbyshire Dales

The Limestone Way – Robin Hood's Stride loop from Derbyshire Dales

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Derbyshire Dales

The Limestone Way – Robin Hood's Stride loop from Derbyshire Dales

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4.8

(8)

35

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The Limestone Way – Robin Hood's Stride loop from Derbyshire Dales

04:12

14.8km

340m

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 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

3.34 km

Rowtor Rocks

Highlight • Structure

Rowtor Rocks are a series of caves, rooms, alcoves, tunnels, flights of stone steps, a stone armchair, a square font, ring markings, rock basins and square sockets for crosses. The …

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2

3.37 km

Rowtor Rocks and the Druid's Cave

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A nice place for a little scramble...and a great view at the top.

Rowtor Rocks consists of numerous interlinked tunnels and caverns, some natural and some man-made. Many of the …

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3

4.37 km

The Limestone Way

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The Limestone Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in Derbyshire, England. It runs for 46 miles (74 km) through the White Peak of the Peak District National Park, from Castleton …

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4

5.07 km

Cratcliffe Rocks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hidden among Cratcliffe Woods is an impressive rock formation, Cratcliffe Rocks. On the western side is Hermit's Cave, which has a 4-foot (1.2 m) high hand-carved crucifixion on the wall …

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5

5.42 km

Robin Hood's Stride

Highlight • Viewpoint

I don't think I'd try to replicate the legend here, they are much further apart than the photos depict.

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6

6.50 km

View of Youlgreave and Bleakley Dike

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

7

8.51 km

Footbridge Over the River Bradford

Highlight • Bridge

8

8.94 km

Bradford Dale

Highlight • Natural

Bradford Dale is an idyllic wooded gorge that’s full of wildlife. The crystalline River Bradford flows from Middleton by Youlgrave to Alport, where it meets the River Lathkill. Along the …

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9.42 km

Moatlow Wood

Forest

13.1 km

Burycliffe Troughs

Ruins

B

14.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.42 km

2.72 km

1.86 km

1.01 km

714 m

Surfaces

7.16 km

2.99 km

2.30 km

1.04 km

746 m

497 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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6 %

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