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Youlgreave, Robin Hood's Stride and the Nine Stones

Youlgreave
Youlgrave B5056 River Bradford River Lathkill Carrs Wood N 880 YD © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.2MILES
3h 55mON FOOT
300mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 88% 12% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 70%Lane & track 18%Road with traffic 12%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at
Roadside on Alport Lane, Youlgreave
Parking
Free roadside in Youlgreave, tight and early-filling; a free pull-in for about eight cars sits on the lane below Robin Hood's Stride
Directions to the start →

Seven miles and close to four hours across the limestone shelf to the gritstone tors of Robin Hood's Stride, returning by the Bradford valley. Start from roadside parking in Youlgreave; the alternative is the small free pull-in on the lane below Robin Hood's Stride, which holds about eight cars. Field paths cross sheep and cattle pasture almost continuously so a two-metre lead is needed near stock, the packhorse route has steep stone steps at Cratcliffe, and dogs can drink from the Bradford at the end but not on the high ground.

THE SMALL PRINTAlmost continuous sheep and cattle pasture: a fixed lead of no more than two metres is required near stock, and on the small areas of open access land from 1 March to 31 July.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on
REGION · DERBYSHIRE
GRID · 53.1747, -1.6867
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.PEAKDISTRICT.GOV.UK/VISITING/PLANNING-YOUR-VISIT/CROW
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Bradford Dale and Lathkill Dale

Youlgreave
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5.4MILES
2:55TIME
200mCLIMB
88%OFF-ROAD
Livestock — leads on

Five and a half miles and about three hours linking two of the clearest rivers in England, with only one real climb out of Bradford Dale and back down to Alport. Park on Alport Lane or Church Street in Youlgreave, both free but tight; there is no car park in the village at all. The dales are part of the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve where livestock graze large areas and dogs are asked to be on the lead, the shallow pools in Bradford Dale are the best dog swimming in the White Peak, and there are stone stiles that a big dog will need help over.

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YHA Youlgreave

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The old Co-op building in the middle of Youlgreave, above Bradford Dale and a mile from Lathkill. Dogs are only allowed if you take the whole hostel on YHA's Exclusive Hire, and even then not in the bedrooms, on the furniture or in the kitchen, and on a lead in the grounds. For a group with dogs that is a genuinely useful option; for a couple booking a room it is a no.

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