Lathkill Dale from Over Haddon
A stunning limestone dale near Bakewell, with weirs, waterfalls and crystal clear pools. In winter, wear shorts and wade.
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What an adventure. My advice if you go in winter: wear shorts and just wade through.
From Over Haddon, just south of Bakewell, you drop into Lathkill Dale and follow the river. The Lathkill is a winterbourne. It dries up in places in summer, but in December and January it's in full flow, with water rising from sink holes to make pools of crystal clear water.
It's a beautiful limestone valley, with weirs, waterfalls and a cave system that can only be explored when the river's low.
Highlights
- River Lathkill weirs and waterfalls
- Limestone dale
- Over Haddon
- Distance
- 5.9 miles (9.5 km)
- Route
- circular
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Start
- Over Haddon
- Parking
- Pay and display at Over Haddon
- Terrain
- River, Hills, Woods
