Wetton & The Manifold Valley: 7 Miles Moderate
Wetton - Back of Ecton - Ecton Hill - Manifold Valley - Wetton Mill - Thors Cave - Wetton
The walk starts at the small car park in the centre of Wetton. Turn left out of the car park and left again past the pub and the church at the bend in the road keep straight ahead onto a tarmac path. At the stile
follow the path sign posted 'Back of Ecton'. Descend to the right of Wetton Hill, eventually crossing a small stream and up over fields through a small copse and onto a minor road.
Where the road divides take the higher road and immediately turn right to follow the path to the top of Ecton Hill. The right of way skirts the trig point on the top of the hill to the right. Descend Ecton Hill keeping to the right of the barn ahead a follow the permissive path through woods to Ecton House and the road beyond. Cross the road and turn left along the disused railway line, now part of the Manifold Valley Cycleway. At the tunnel a very quite minor road joins the path, follow this all the way to Wetton Mill. At Wetton Mill there are toilets and a cafe (Closed in the week during the winter). Proceed along the path, not through the ford and where the road crosses the path continue on along the cycleway until reaching the foot of Thors Cave. Follow the signs to the cave, for Wetton retrace your steps but do not descend but follow the path that rises slightly back to Wetton.
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BEWARE MINE SHAFTS ON THIS WALK !!
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
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