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Slippery Stones Bridge – Margery Hill Trig Point loop from Howden Reservoir

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Slippery Stones Bridge – Margery Hill Trig Point loop from Howden Reservoir

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July 10, 2026

Slippery Stones Bridge – Margery Hill Trig Point loop from Howden Reservoir

Moderate

04:32

15.7km

3.5km/h

370m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

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260 m

Slippery Stones Packhorse Bridge and River Derwent Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Stunning little trail running along the Derwent Valley to a quaint stone bridge. Very popular with cyclists, picnicers and walkers. Very busy area, if it is a sunny day get there early. Closed to traffic on weekends and bank holidays.

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1.58 km

Slippery Stones Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a wonderful place to wild swim. A path brings you to a group of stones that emerge from the young Derwent River to create small waterfalls and a …

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3.94 km

View of Derwent Valley from Crow Edge

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The views from Crow Edge down the Derwent Valley are spectacular on a clear day. Well worth the trek!

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5.11 km

Outer Edge Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

A very muddy and boggy part of the world! The trig point is surrounded by it's own moat of peat mud, so take care when visiting and wear waterproof footwear as it's very wet.

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5.52 km

Airspeed Oxford LX518 Crash Site Memorial

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At 20:45pm on the 18th October 1943, 22-year-old Pilot Officer Denis Patrick Kyne, RNZAF, took off from Wheaton Aston, which is between Stafford and Telford, for a solo night cross …

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6.92 km

Margery Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

A 1,791-foot (546 m) high trig pointed summit just north of Howden Edge. Nice rest spot.

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11.4 km

View of Howden Reservoir from the south side

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15.5 km

Howden Reservoir

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Howden Reservoir was completed in 1912. It's the highest of the three Derwent Reservoirs. The River Derwent flows into the northern arm and the River Westend flows into the western …

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15.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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15.4 km

150 m

124 m

Surfaces

7.91 km

6.02 km

1.50 km

124 m

100 m

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Slippery Stones Bridge – Margery Hill Trig Point loop from Howden Reservoir

Slippery Stones Packhorse Bridge and River Derwent Trail

Slippery Stones Bridge

View of Derwent Valley from Crow Edge

Outer Edge Trig Point

Airspeed Oxford LX518 Crash Site Memorial

Margery Hill Trig Point

View of Howden Reservoir from the south side

Howden Reservoir

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