A guidebook to 60 circular walks in Derbyshire, exploring the moors and gritstone edges of the Peak District, the limestone hills and river valleys of the Derbyshire Dales and the gentler landscapes of the south of the county. 

The day walks, easily accessible from Glossop, Buxton, Bakewell and Matlock, range from 4–16km (3–10 miles) in length. From easy to moderate in difficulty and either half or full-day excursions, there are routes for walkers of all levels of fitness and experience.

• 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
• Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
• Information given on local history and geology
• Includes information on terrain, refreshments and toilets
• Local points of interest are featured including Chatsworth House, Mam Tor, Eyam

Introduction

Geology

History

The shaping of present-day Derbyshire

Customs

How to use this guide

The Walks

  1  Creswell Crags 

  2  Arbor Low Stone Circle 

  3  Baslow, Curbar and Froggatt Edges 

  4  Edale and Mam Tor 

  5  Longshaw Estate and Carl Wark 

  6  Hope, Win Hill and the Navio Roman Fort 

  7  Roystone Grange 

  8  Castleton 

  9  Hartington and Pilsbury Castle 

  10  Dale Abbey and Locko Park 

  11  Chelmorton 

  12  Hartington and Beresford and Wolfscote Dales 

  13  Tideswell 

  14  Ashbourne 

  15  Bakewell and Ashford in the Water 

  16  Haddon Hall and Bakewell 

  17  Wingfield Manor and Crich 

  18  Longshaw Estate and Padley Chapel 

  19  Hardwick Hall 

  20  Bolsover Castle 

  21  Tissington 

  22  Eyam 

  23  Chatsworth House 

  24  Chatsworth House, Bakewell and Edensor 

  25  Calke Abbey and Staunton Harold Reservoir 

  26  Swarkestone 

  27  Shipley Country Park

  28  Kedleston Hall 

  29  Magpie Lead Mine 

  30  Wirksworth and Middleton Top Engine House 

  31  Lathkill Dale and Bradford Dale 

  32  Winster, Elton and Robin Hood’s Stride 

  33  Carsington and Brassington 

  34  Cromford 

  35  Pinxton Wharf 

  36  Shardlow 

  37  Belper 

  38  Monsal Head, Litton and Cressbrook 

  39  Peak Forest Canal and Torrs Riverside Park 

  40  New Mills, Sett Valley Trail and Hayfield 

  41  Glossop 

  42  Three Shires Head and Flash 

  43  Birchen Edge 

  44  Pentrich 

  45  Elvaston Castle and Country Park 

  46  Melbourne Hall 

  47  Errwood Hall and Goyt Valley 

  48  Osmaston 

  49  Hathersage and River Derwent 

  50  Hathersage and Stanage Edge 

  51  Holloway and Dethick 

  52  Midland Railway Centre and Codnor Castle 

  53  Tissington and High Peak Trails 

  54  Caudwell’s Mill and Nine Ladies Stone Circle 

  55  Upper Longdendale Valley 

  56  Buxton and its Country Park 

  57  Matlock and Matlock Bath 

  58  Dovedale 

  59  Derwent Dams 

  60  Carsington Water 

Seasons

Year round

Centres

Glossop, Buxton, Bakewell, Matlock, Ripley, Ashbourne, Derby

Difficulty

Easy to moderate day or half-day walks (2.5 to 9.5 miles)

Must See

Hardwick Hall, Kedleston Hall, Eyam, Chatsworth House, New Mills, Buxton, Cromford, Goyt Valley, Dovedale

All the walks in this book are covered by the following OS Explorer 1:25,000 maps:

• OL1 The Peak District Dark Peak Area
• OL24 The Peak District White Peak Area
• 28 Sherwood Forest
• 245 The National Forest
• 259 Derby
• 260 Nottingham
• 269 Chesterfield & Alfreton

which are widely available in the local area and also from map shops and online.

January 2021

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