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Monsal Head viaduct
(route)
Starting at the hamlet of Litton Mill (note that you cannot park in the hamlet, but can further up the road leading into Litton Mill) cross the river Wye at the footbridge at the back of Riverside House (self-catering guest house). Climb the slope up through the trees onto the disused railway (Monsal Trail), turn left and almost immediately climb up alongside a handrail. You will join a track which you follow up and along until you join the disused railway track again through a gate and marked by an information point. Keep on this railway track and you will reach the spectacular Monsal Head viaduct with views of the River Wye and valley below. Just over the viaduct take the path on the left up to the Monsal Head pub at the top. On the return journey follow your tracks back to the gate and information point. At this point descend down the track to Cressbrook Mill, crossing the river at the footbridge at the bottom of the track. You can stop here at Drew's Brew stop for coffee and cakes or continue along the side of the river until you are back at Litton Mill. (Note the river is often flooded in winter and can be unpassable - there is an alternative route through Cressbrook on the lane, and you will then drop down back into Litton Mill via the footpath).
