The route then continues across Harthill Moor (past the rock outcrops of Robin Hood's Stride and Cratcliffe Rocks), following the ancient Portway track[5] past the village of Elton, around Winster and Bonsall and through Grangemill (across the Via Gellia road), after which it crosses the Midshires Way and the High Peak Trail.

The trail then passes north of Brassington, past Rainster Rocks and runs through the ancient hamlet of Ballidon.

[4][6] The trail crosses into Staffordshire over the River Dove at Coldwall Bridge and then down into Dovedale at Ellastone on its approach to the Roman settlement of Rocester.

[4] The Limestone Way passes through a historic landscape with prehistoric monuments, Roman sites and centuries of industrial heritage:[6] Train stations: Matlock, Cromford.

[4] Details of connecting routes may be found on the Limestone Way page of the Long Distance Walkers' Association website.