Dovedale's stepping stones – Dovedale loop from Thorpe

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Dovedale's stepping stones – Dovedale loop from Thorpe

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Dovedale's stepping stones – Dovedale loop from Thorpe

01:36

5.55km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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749 m

Thorpe Cloud Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely place, but busy.

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1.05 km

Thorpe Cloud — West Path

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

gets very slippy when wet

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2.16 km

Dovedale's stepping stones

Highlight • River

The Stepping Stones make for a quirky crossing of the River Dove. In the middle of the stones, be sure to look around and admire the stunning scenery. The stones …

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2.88 km

Dovedale

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is the easier side of the river Dove, with a surfaced trail leading from the car park to the famous stepping stones. You can make this a loop by …

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3.07 km

Izaak Walton Gauging Station and Weir

Highlight • Bridge

This weir was constructed by the Trent River Authority in 1969. Its purpose is to measure continually the flow of water in the River Dove.

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3.16 km

Dovedale Public Footpath

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this is a fairly hard route.

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5.55 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.38 km

2.10 km

971 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.77 km

1.30 km

910 m

889 m

601 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 14 November

8°C

-1°C

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Comments

March 3, 2022,BAILED ☹️ Thorpe cloud - Bunster hill - Dovedale

Only manages to finish Thorpe cloud. Ascent was easy enough being careful. Would have been easier to get from there to dovedale with skis 🎿. River so high it wasn't safe to continue original route so doubled back and took the road. Very rainy.