5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Hope – Edale

Walk in the Peak District from Hope Railway Station along the famous Great Ridge via Lose Hill, Hollins Cross and Mam Tor. Then along Rushup Edge and down to Edale where the Pennine Way begins. Continue reading Hope – Edale

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Bakewell – Magpie Mine

Circular walk in Derbyshire’s White Peak countryside from Bakewell out to the historic and deeply atmospheric Magpie Mine where lead was mined for hundreds of years. Continue reading Bakewell – Magpie Mine

15 Miles or More, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

The Source of the River Derwent

Walk to Swains Greave the source of the River Derwent in the north of the Derbyshire Peak District. Walk begins from Glossop Railway Station and goes via Bleaklow, heading back to Hadfield Railway Station along the Longdendale Trail. Continue reading The Source of the River Derwent

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Suburban Strolls, Walks

New Mills – Bugsworth Basin

Towpath walk in the fringes of the Peak District. Follows the lower reaches of the Peak Forest Canal in Derbyshire from New Mills to its terminus at Bugsworth Basin. Continue reading New Mills – Bugsworth Basin

Matlock – Cromford

Walk from Matlock on the edge of the Peak District over the hills above the River Derwent to Cromford, birthplace of the factory system. Walk goes via the hulking Riber Castle. Continue reading Matlock – Cromford

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Hope – Castleton

Short walk in the Peak District from Hope Railway Station to the rightly popular central Peak District village of Castleton and onwards to the Hope Valley’s famous showcaves and Winnats Pass. Continue reading Hope – Castleton

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Bakewell – Eyam

Walk from Bakewell across part of the central Peak District to Eyam Derbyshire’s famous plague village, site of the British Isles final outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665-66. Continue reading Bakewell – Eyam

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Bakewell – Edensor

Short walk across the Peak District countryside from the market town of Bakewell to Edensor, the most well known of the 19th Century “model villages” serving the Chatsworth House and Parkland estate. Continue reading Bakewell – Edensor

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Ellastone – Waterhouses

Countryside walk between the village of Ellastone and Waterhouses on the eastern edge of Staffordshire. Route goes up and over the Weaver Hills. The Weaver Hills are considered the southern most point of the Pennines. Continue reading Ellastone – Waterhouses

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Trent Basin, Walks

Ashbourne – Tissington

Walk north along the Tissington Trail from Ashbourne, the gateway to the southern Peak District, to the village of Tissington, supposedly the original home of the White Peak’s well dressing tradition. Continue reading Ashbourne – Tissington