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Walking in Derbyshire

60 circular walks across the county

Elaine Burkinshaw (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2024 | 2nd Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-633-6 (ISBN)

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Walking guidebook to 60 circular day walks in Derbyshire and the Peak District. Includes the Derwent, Wye and Trent river valleys, near Derby, Matlock, Glossop, Bakewell and Ripley. Routes range from easy to moderate and are between 4 and 14km (2 to 10 miles). Walks focus on places of interest, from Stone Age forts to castles to grand estates.

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

Elaine Burkinshaw has lived around Sheffield and Manchester all her life. She has a passion for exploring this area, with particular emphasis on the enjoyment of local history and attractions. This is her second walking guide published by Cicerone.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.9.2024
Reihe/Serie	Cicerone guidebooks
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	116 x 172 mm
Gewicht	310 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
	Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen ► Europa
ISBN-10	1-85284-633-X / 185284633X
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-633-6 / 9781852846336
Zustand	Neuware