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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Biggin and Ashbourne.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Biggin and Ashbourne.
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Reviews - 2
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
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Downloads - 13
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Biggin
Grid Ref
SK1547359371
Lat / Lon
53.13130° / -1.77020°
Easting / Northing
415,473E / 359,371N
What3Words
mistress.workbench.helper
Ashbourne
Grid Ref
SK1806646458
Lat / Lon
53.01514° / -1.73216°
Easting / Northing
418,066E / 346,458N
What3Words
reefs.compacts.single
Bigash Two's land is
| Biggin | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK1547359371 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.13130° / -1.77020° |
| Easting / Northing | 415,473E / 359,371N |
| What3Words | mistress.workbench.helper |
| Ashbourne | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK1806646458 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.01514° / -1.73216° |
| Easting / Northing | 418,066E / 346,458N |
| What3Words | reefs.compacts.single |
| Pasture | 74.6% |
| Urban | 3.7% |
| Woods | 21.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Jo Wood
24 Aug 2023A great route for connecting Biggin (or perhaps more usefully, Hartington) with Ashbourne. It is not quite as direct as the Tissington Trail taken in BigAshOne, but much more interesting, being largely along bottom the dramatic limestone Mill Dale and Dove Dale. We walked from Biggin to Ashbourne in good weather.
The first 4km are through open farmland, with paths mostly through the fields rather than along their edges (photos 1 and 2). These are only partially signposted, so consulting the map/GPX is useful here. I think a route along the prettier and flatter Biggin Dale would be a better way of joining the main dale for this stretch and would be more fitting for a largely valley bottom route.
The more interesting part of the walk starts once you descend down into the dale where you follow the river downstream on a good and flat path through the steeply incised limestone valleys. There's a useful snack stop at "Polly's Cottage" at the beautiful Milldale village (hot chocolate, Bakewell slices, Paracetamol and duck food all available!). As you continue following the river from Mill Dale to Dove Dale, there are plenty of interesting limestone features including some well-known visitor honeypots (Ilam rock, Lovers' Leap, Dovedale Stepping Stones, Thorpe Cloud; photos 5, 6, 7 and 10) that make this a spectacular route. This is an area of important upland Ash woodland but there is sadly evidence of extensive Ash dieback (photo 9) in places.
The path departs the dale at the famous stepping stones and Thorpe Cloud (photo 10) and then it's back to mostly open farmland for around 4km until the outskirts of Ashbourne. The 442 bus runs between Ashbourne, Tissington, Biggin and Hartington making this an easy for a there and back day out. Highly recommended.
Malcolm Boura
02 May 2021Either Bigash One or Bigash Two should use the path starting about 30 metres further north on the Tissington Trail to the northern end of Callow Top Camp Site. That avoids climbing a significant hill out of Mapleton and it is shorter.
Hartington is a much better place for these routes to end than Biggin. It is a lot larger and has much better facilities.
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Malcolm Boura
18 Mar 2022At the northern end Biggin Dale is a better route.
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