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Ilam and Dove Dale walk<\/h2>\n
5 miles\/8.2km | 3 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n
1. Start<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Church of the Holy Cross has a curious crown-shaped annex. Inside, find Bertram\u2019\u0099s shrine: King of Mercia turned hermit, who dedicated his life to God after his Irish princess and baby were mauled to death by wolves.<\/p>\n
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Continue through meadows to Dove Dale, crossing stepping stones where Thorpe Cloud hill drops like a plumb-line to the river.<\/p>\n
3. Stepping stones<\/strong><\/p>\n
Cross the stepping stones where Thorpe Cloud hill drops like a plumb-line to the river. Dippers bob on the shallows and great pinnacles of rock rise from the valley. A boardwalk squeezes through the gorge.<\/p>\n
4. Up and over<\/strong><\/p>\n
Crossing a bridge, climb out of the steep-sided dale, returning along the valley top before tumbling down through fields to Ilam.<\/p>\n
Ilam and Dove Dale map<\/h2>\n
- Walk: Ramblers\u2019 Retreat, Alton, Staffordshire<\/a><\/li>\n
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