Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Alice planned this outdoor adventure with komoot!

Discover your own fun with the #1 outdoor app.

Alice

Saved routes

Headstone Viaduct – Monsal Head Loop from Little Longstone

Alice

Saved routes

Headstone Viaduct – Monsal Head Loop from Little Longstone

Alice planned a hike

October 23, 2021

Headstone Viaduct – Monsal Head Loop from Little Longstone

Moderate

04:37

15.5km

3.4km/h

460m

Embed

Comments

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

421 m

Headstone Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

Headstone Viaduct is a breathtaking structure that crosses Monsal Dale. The five-arch bridge, which is 70 feet (21 m) tall at its highest point, affords fine views over the River …

Tip by

3.55 km

Litton Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

19th-century water-powered mill notorious for bad treatment of its workers. Set within stunning White Peak countryside, close to the Monsal Trail, it has now been converted into apartments.

Tip by

9.55 km

Great Shacklow Wood

Highlight • Forest

Great Shacklow Wood is a pretty woodland on a steep bank above the River Wye. As you hike underneath the dense canopy, birdsong, atmospheric light and wonderful fragrances combine. In …

Tip by

10.6 km

Ashford Bobbin Mill

Highlight • Monument

Ashford Bobbin Mill is a historic building on the edge of Great Shacklow Wood by the River Wye. It was built in 1870 and was originally a bone mill which …

Tip by

12.0 km

Sheepwash Bridge, Ashford in the Water

Highlight • Monument

Ashford in the Water's Medieval Sheepwash Bridge is a wonderfully historic and beautiful structure. It was built on the site of the ford across the river.

In the 17th century, …

Tip by

14.7 km

Fin Cop Hillfort

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful views across Derbyshire moorland fields

Tip by

14.7 km

Path Above the River Wye

Highlight • Trail

This is a scenic path that winds above the River Wye in the Peak District. You're only a moment away from Fin Cop here, a big hill that protrudes from …

Tip by

15.3 km

View of Monsal Head and the Headstone Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

Monsal Head is one of the most photographed viewpoints in Derbyshire – and for good reason! Overlooking the impressive Headstone Viaduct crossing the picturesque Monsal Dale, it truly is a …

Tip by

15.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

1.61 km

565 m

354 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.84 km

3.94 km

2.49 km

1.13 km

1.05 km

Route Details

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Comments

Want to know more?

Headstone Viaduct – Monsal Head Loop from Little Longstone

Headstone Viaduct

Litton Mill

Great Shacklow Wood

Ashford Bobbin Mill

Sheepwash Bridge, Ashford in the Water

Fin Cop Hillfort

Path Above the River Wye

View of Monsal Head and the Headstone Viaduct

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️