Manifold Valley Walks & Route Maps

This is a pleasant short walk that starts along the beautiful Manifold Trail and then crosses the river over the Darfar Bridge to then climb up alongside woodland up the side of the Hoo Brook valley.

You will have views back down the valley before the path drops quite steeply back down to the brook. The walk finishes alongside Hoo Brook back to the start.

There is some quiet road walking and the valley bottom will be muddy in wet weather. Refreshments are available at Wetton Mill Tea Rooms.

This second route option is a wonderful riverside walk.

The first half of this walk travels along the beautiful Manifold Trail, a wonderful place to walk but does get busy at peak times.

It is a fairly easy walk with good walking conditions throughout mainly on quiet country lanes, unless you climb up to Thor's Cave, which is steep and can be slippery.

The walk crosses the river and travels through Swainsley Tunnel, a different and interesting experience for many walkers (again can be slippery so care is needed).

Refreshments are available at Wetton Mill Tea Rooms.

The Manifold Valley was once a site of industry and hard work due to its unique geology but now its a wonderfully peaceful place to walk where you will be in one of the area's most beautiful places.

This walk takes us from from deep wooded valley to wide open views. It travels along the hugely popular Manifold Valley climbing up to the village of Warsaw where there is a pub.

The walk continues along field paths and tracks across undulating countryside above the valley and then alongside Hoo Brook to the start point.

There is some climbing but not too strenuous and refreshments are available at Wetton Mill Tea Rooms.