Watash two

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Outline.
For some unfathomable reason the Ashbourne start point is in the alleyway access to Sainsbury's! This route follows Watash 1 as far as Mapleton.
1. From the Ashbourne start point walk west across the Sainsbury's car park, cross Station Street into the leisure centre car park and turn right to join the Tissington Trail which starts with a tunnel. Follow it north for a km or so and then left over the ridge to Mapleton. Pronounced Map-ul-ton. It has a pub.
2. Follow the West side of the River Dove to Ilam. At Littlepark the path goes immediately to the west, uphill side, of the farm. Ilam has a Youth Hostel, National Trust Cafe, and toilets.
2 alternative. The iconic stepping stones and Thorpe Cloud are a little to the north of the main route but they make a pleasant lunch stop. Take the east bank of the River Dove and then up the valley side to Thorpe, optionally ascend Thorpe Cloud, and then down Lin Dale to the stepping stones. From there it is a short walk across the fields to Ilam. Adds about 1km + ascent of Thorpe Cloud.
3. From Ilam cross the park to the River Manifold (disappearing river, flows underground in summer), cross the river at the pedestrian bridge and then path to Rushley. No facilities.
4. Follow the delightful valley up to Calton, no facilities, to join route Watash 1. There are alternative routes both north and south of the valley but I have not walked them.
5. Rejoin Watash 1 for the walk into Waterhouses but see alternatives below.
14km. I have walked all of this suggested route, apart from the main road, at least once during the past two or three years.

This route suffers from the same problem at Watash 1, the stretch of A52 out of Waterhouses, 500m of which does not have a pavement. There are two alternatives. From Waterhouses:
1. Divert north on the Manifold Valley trail (tarmac) for a km or so and then turn right up to Calton. I have not walked the hillside path but on the map it looks well graded. Adds about a km.
2. Divert south via Huddale to Calton. There are a number of paths to choose from but I have not walked any of them. Adds 1 to 2km

Outline.
For some unfathomable reason the Ashbourne start point is in the alleyway access to Sainsbury's! This route follows Watash 1 as far as Mapleton.
1. From the Ashbourne start point walk west across the Sainsbury's car park, cross Station Street into the leisure centre car park and turn right to join the Tissington Trail which starts with a tunnel. Follow it north for a km or so and then left over the ridge to Mapleton. Pronounced Map-ul-ton. It has a pub.
2. Follow the West side of the River Dove to Ilam. At Littlepark the path goes immediately to the west, uphill side, of the farm. Ilam has a Youth Hostel, National Trust Cafe, and toilets.
2 alternative. The iconic stepping stones and Thorpe Cloud are a little to the north of the main route but they make a pleasant lunch stop. Take the east bank of the River Dove and then up the valley side to Thorpe, optionally ascend Thorpe Cloud, and then down Lin Dale to the stepping stones. From there it is a short walk across the fields to Ilam. Adds about 1km + ascent of Thorpe Cloud.
3. From Ilam cross the park to the River Manifold (disappearing river, flows underground in summer), cross the river at the pedestrian bridge and then path to Rushley. No facilities.
4. Follow the delightful valley up to Calton, no facilities, to join route Watash 1. There are alternative routes both north and south of the valley but I have not walked them.
5. Rejoin Watash 1 for the walk into Waterhouses but see alternatives below.
14km. I have walked all of this suggested route, apart from the main road, at least once during the past two or three years.

This route suffers from the same problem at Watash 1, the stretch of A52 out of Waterhouses, 500m of which does not have a pavement. There are two alternatives. From Waterhouses:
1. Divert north on the Manifold Valley trail (tarmac) for a km or so and then turn right up to Calton. I have not walked the hillside path but on the map it looks well graded. Adds about a km.
2. Divert south via Huddale to Calton. There are a number of paths to choose from but I have not walked any of them. Adds 1 to 2km