Walks in Derbyshire

Lovely walks in Derbyshire can be found on this page. All content is free to download including map, GPS route and statistics.

A beautiful springtime view in rural Derbyshire

Derbyshire is one of England's finest counties for walking, offering variety above most. The county includes a substantial portion of the Peak District National Park and the southern extremity of currency in the Pennine range of hills extends into the north of the county. The county also contains part of the National Forest, and borders Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest, and Cheshire also to the west. My walks in the county include a good deal of the Peak District, but I have also sought out some historic walks outside the National Park which can be enjoyed by all.

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Derbyshire Route Directory

Walk	Miles	Description
Calke Park and Calke Abbey Easy	3.7	A walk in the park, Calke Park to be exact, site of a manorial home and shown by the National Trust in decline.
Curbar Edge and Froggatt Edge Moderate	4.0	A fantastic gritstone edge walk for those who like to live on the precipice!
Matlock Bath Moderate	5.1	A walk with many highlights including High Tor, Matlock Dale and the Heights of Abraham.
Higger Tor and Padley Gorge Moderate	5.5	A wonderful contrast of heather moor in late summer bloom and an oak-wooded gorge are to be enjoyed here.
Wetton Hill and Thor's Cave Moderate	6.0	A circular walk to Thor's Cave, a fantastic adventure starting out from Wettonmill.
Monsal Dale, High Dale, Miller's Dale and Monsal Trail Moderate	6.3	A stunning walk from Monsal Head into a series of dales, across a high plateau and past old lime workings.
Lower Hartshay, Pentrich and Sawmills Moderate	6.3	Featuring the Cromford Canal, this Derbyshire walk explores sites of both industrial revolution and social revolution.
Stanage Edge from Hathersage Hard	6.5	The iconic Dark Peak walk to the most famous millstone grit escarpment of them all.
Monk's Dale and Tideswell Dale Moderate	6.7	This walk through splendid dales is not as hard as some. It's a delightful walk, one I recommend.
Harthill Moor and Stanton Moor Moderate	6.7	Ancient sites abound on this two-moors walk including castle sites, stone circles, rock outcrops and caves.
Ticknall, Calke Park and Foremark Reservoir Easy	6.9	A nice easy day walk of seven miles for any time of the year from Ticknall, south of Derby.
Repton, Foremark and Milton Moderate	7.9	An eight-mile south Derbyshire walk over ancient ground to a place of modern learning.
Mam Tor Ridge from Hope Hard	8.5	This is clearly the most popular Peak District ridge walk on the environs of the Hope Valley.
Kinder Scout Hard	8.8	The objective of the honorable landmark Peak trespass. We were luckier than the pioneers of walking.
Lathkill Dale and Bradford Dale Moderate	10.3	A walk to two extra-special dales, one well known, one a delightful surprise.
Ladybower and Derwent Edge Hard	10.5	A walk of contrast: a reservoir walk and then a moorland crossing followed by an exploration of Derwent Edge.
Wirksworth, Ecclesbourne Valley and Kirk Ireton Moderate	10.5	A countryside walk from Wirksworth in the pretty region which is home to the popular Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
Ripley, Pentrich and South Wingfield Moderate	11.4	Featuring Wingfield Park, this Derbyshire walk explores the countryside north and west of Ripley.
Monsal Dale from Bakewell Moderate	11.7	A superb guest entry walk from Owain Roberts. A great report of a splendid walk.
Chrome Hill from Buxton Hard	12.0	A super Peak District hill to climb. We did it from Buxton in winter snow.
Shelf Moor and Bleaklow Hard	12.0	A tough walk but with many highlights including Torside Clough, Black Clough and the Longdendale Trail.
The Great Ridge and Win Hill Hard	12.1	Climb to Mam Tor then leads to Hollins Cross, Back Tor and Lose Hill before the outstanding Win Hill finale.
The Roaches and Hen Cloud Hard	12.5	A superb walk taking in a host of classic Peak District landmarks including Hanging Stone.
Dovestone Rocks Hard	12.5	This walk from Ken Brockway is about a peak bagging exercise in the north-west corner of the park.
Dove Dale and Wolfscote Dale Moderate	13.2	This is possibly the most popular of all the Peak District walks. There are many reasons why.
Baslow to Bakewell Moderate	13.4	Follow this spectacular 12-mile linear walk on a beautiful but chilly winter's day.
Kinder Trespass Anniversary Walk Hard	15.3	This walk celebrates the trespass pioneers and also explores the industrial heritage of the area.
Six Dales Circuit Strenuous	26.7	This walk is marathon distance. The rewards are worth it though: a walk to six exceptional dales.
The Bullock Smithy Hike Strenuous	56.0	Adam Gallimore's brilliant report of his 56-mile challenge walk in 24 hours around the Peak District in 2012.

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Derbyshire Route Directory

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