From Monyash the character of the walk changes as you head out across the high limestone plateau and the views gradually become more expansive. Leave the village heading north on Chapel Street, past a noticeboard by the car park that gives some interesting historical information about the village. Carry on along footpaths into the bottom of a dry valley, where the route is clearly waymarked. Following drystone walls, the route skirts Knotlow Farm and joins a tarmac track to reach a road at the hamlet of Flagg.

Flagg is a quiet, unassuming place, and from here you follow a lane past the houses heading northwest and go across the Bakewell–Chelmorton road. To the west, Chelmorton is famous for its pattern of narrow enclosure walls, a classic illustration of medieval farming practice. A green lane leads northwards, over the edge of the escarpment to give a really fine view of the Limestone Way through the valley and hills beyond. Follow the winding track down the hillside to carefully cross the A6, one of only two major roads to be encountered on the entire walk, by The Waterloo hotel, close to a blind brow.

The route now follows a quiet cart track downhill by the side of Blackwell Dale. Overgrown with wild flowers in summer, it is a reminder of the way many of our roads used to be. At the bottom, join the B6049, going downhill into Miller’s Dale, seemingly carved out of the limestone bedrock by the side of the River Wye. The road passes under the formidable viaduct, built to carry the former railway line that has now become the Monsal Trail. Miller’s Dale was famous for its lime, and the remains of 19th- and 20th-century kilns can be seen near the station.

From Miller’s Dale the route goes north, forking uphill beyond the church and then doubling back up a steep track which zigzags past Monksdale Farm. A walled track leads on across fields to a quiet lane near Monksdale House, where the route turns downhill to follow a path through the delightful nature reserve of Peter Dale.

Past Dale Head Farm, the route continues along Hay Dale before turning uphill on a walled track, passing a sheepwash on the way to the long, straight lane that crosses the track ahead. From here, it is just under a mile (1.6km) to the A623, where the route turns left for about 150yds (135m). It is best to walk on the grass verge for safety. The right turn is among trees by the side of Mount Dale Farm, on to a walled green lane.