Dovedale from Milldale

We parked in the car park in the small hamlet of Milldale just cross the border in Staffordshire and then walked down the dale road to the kiosk at Dolly's Cottage where we ordered a couple of hot drinks and sausage rolls. We ate these by the River Dove where the remains of an old sheep wash can be found.

Form here we walked back up the dale on the road then passed through a small gate to follow a narrow footpath with signs marking it as part of the Sabrina Way which brought us to Alstonefield a short distance away passing the village church and The George pub.

We turned left just past the pub then followed footpaths crossing several fields towards Narrowdale with the obvious feature of Narrowdale Hill.

The path from Narrowdale joined the River Dove as it flows through Wolfescote Dale and after crossing a footbridge we followed the brad easy path on the Derbyshire side (the River Dove being the county boundary between Derbyshire and the neighbouring county of Staffordshire) passing the junction with Biggin Dale until we arrived at the minor road into Milldale at a small bridge which crossed the river.

We then walked the last kilometre or so back into Milldale by walking on the pavement next to the road.