Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Monsal Head

This very nice weir is just down-river a few hundred yards from the Monsal Viaduct itself. Not the best of photographic lighting days but it gives an idea of how it was. Best full screen. Enjoy the day.

I am in the inside of the tunnel here at the Monsal head Viaduct end. At 487 metres long (1579ft) it can seem quite long and until recently, a very dark if not scary experience to walk through. Until Beecham’s butchering of our railway systems in the 1950’s this used to run Midland railway trains from Buxton to Bakewell. Now it is used by walkers and cyclist on this much loved Monsal Trail. It is lit up during the day but the lights are turned off after dark. See PiPs Best full screen. Enjoy the day.

A trip to this iconic viaduct carrying the Monsal trail leads us down to the beautiful River Wye. Having walked beneath the viaduct we are traveling to the right of this scene before traversing the hill on the right to the top. The PiP (adjacent photo) shows the viaduct from the other side. Best full screen. Enjoy the day.

Taken alongside the River Wye. The Monsal Trail runs along the old railway lines, now long-since defunct.

We are looking down into the Monsal Dale valley in the Derbyshire Peak District onto the impressive Headstone Viaduct. In the valley bottom runs the very nice River Wye and to the right is the village of Cressbrook with Water-Cum-Jolly Dale just a little further. Its-time for us to stride down the narrow path and steps to the wooden footbridge across the river near the buildings on our right before taking the opposite bank of the river, back under the viaduct, along the grassy bank past an impressive weir and second footbridge before traversing uphill back to here and a little further to our car. Phew! The Grade II listed viaduct built in 1863 is 91m long, 21m high with five 15m span arches and was built by the Midland Railway. It is now home to the Monsal Trail for walking and bicycles. There is also quite an impressive tunnel just out of sight: the Headstone tunnel is 487m long through which the trail runs. ~ Another phone panorama! Best full screen. Enjoy the day.