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Overview

The 5-village ramble: Calver, Stoney Middleton, Eyam, Froggatt and Curbar. A walk of many contrasts , tons of history, and outstanding views of the Edges. 

Saturday, 3 August 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
2:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10km / 6.2mi
Ascent:
374m / 1227ft
Type:
circular
Website:
https://derbyshiredalesramblers.org.uk

Please book by TEXT by 8 am on the day of the walk. No dogs please but assistance dogs welcome.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SK 24013 74716
Nearest postcode:
S32 3WY
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Start time:
10:00 am

Road parking on Sough Lane, Calver, near the cricket ground.

Upcoming walks with Derbyshire Dales Group

Hartington village stores

Extra leisurely walk from Hartington

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Derwent river

Calver- Froggatt and Curbar

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
Hollinsclough hills

Hollinsclough

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Ramblers on moorland

Macclesfield Forest and the "Cheshire Matterhorn" Shutlingsloe

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Windmill

Lower Hartshay - booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
A recent walk

Upperdale, New Plantation, Sheldon & Taddington

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Purple flower

Extra leisurely walk from Hathersage

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Three Shire Heads and the waterfall into Panniers Pool

Wildboarclough

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.8 miles
Hartington Village Stores

Hartington

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
A group of Ramblers walk down towards Ladybower Reservoir

Ladybower and Alport Castles

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Track and view

Bamford Edge and the Derwent Valley - booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.5 miles
A recent walk

Fairholmes, Lost Lad & Crook Hill

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Building with chimney

Extra leisurely walk from Middleton Top

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Crich Stand

Ambergate -Derwent Valley meander

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
Narrowdale and Gratton Hills

Alstonefield (faster pace)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Derwent edge

Kings Tree - Upper Derwent

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
View from Elton

Elton, Gratton and Middleton via Early Bronze Age Barrow

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
Purple flower

Rowsley Circular - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Rowsley, Haddon & Chatsworth

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Heron

Extra leisurely walk from Froghall Wharf - booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Wolfscote Dale

Biggin (note change of start-point)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
Ox Stones

Hook's Car, Stanage Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
A limestone dale

A walk through limestone pastures and a nature reserve.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
reservoir

Carsington Water circular walk - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
A recent walk

Monyash, Lathkill Dale, Alport, Conksbury Bridge, Bradford Dale & Limestone Way

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Purple flower

Extra leisurely walk from Ashbourne

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
A view in Derbyshire

Duffield and the Centenary Way

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
Abney Clough

Bamford (Hope Valley Garden Centre) for Offerton Moor and Abney Clough

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Chatsworth House

Chatsworth Area Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
railway truck

Wirksworth, Cromford and Middleton - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Longshaw, White Edge, Baslow Edge, Curbar Edge, Froggatt Edge, Haywood & Granby Wood

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Sheepwash Bridge at Ashford in the Water

An extra leisurely walk from Ashford in the Water

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Ogston Reservoir

Brackenfield - Ogston round walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
Ecton Hill Trig Point

Warslow for Grindon and Revidge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
View of Kinder Scout

Rowarth and Lantern Pike

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
view with walls

Middleton by Youlgreave Sites of Meaning

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A recent walk

Great Longstone, Rowland, Housley & Wardlow Hay Cop

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
squeeze stile

An extra leisurely walk from Darley Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Carity Tea Garden

Charity Tea Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Stanton Moor

Winster- Stanton Moor Ramble

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
Ecton Hill Trig Point

Warslow and Upper Elkstone

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
lichen

Southern Flanks of Bleaklow - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A recent walk

Longshaw, White Edge & Froggatt Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Resting ramblers

An extra leisurely walk from Hay Wood car park, Longshaw

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Monsal Head Viaduct

Monsal Head and Brushfield

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.5 miles
Edale and Kinder Scout

High Peak - Edale, Kinder Low. (Strenuous)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
16.0 miles
Sheep on moorland

The Roaches, Ramshaw Rocks and Gibb Tor

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
group of walkers

Parwich and Kniveton

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Bamford, Thornhill, Winhill, Hope, Brough, Abney Moor & River Derwent

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Wooded hills

An extra leisurely walk from Cromford

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Bradford Dale

Alport

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Wetton Hills

Warslow

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Hollinsclough packhorse bridge over the river Dove

Upper Dove Valley

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
village cross

Bonsall and the Heights of Abraham

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
A recent walk

Bonsall, Oaker & Winster

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Hill with monument

An extra leisurely walk from Wakebridge

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Heage Windmill

Ambergate-The 2 Windmills Walk (Booking required)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.1 miles
Manifold Valley

Manifold Valley, Blore Pastures

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.5 miles
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Pym Chair and Lamaload Resevoir

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
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Dimmingsdale Wood and Churnett Valley - Booking required*

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.5 miles
A recent walk

Farnah Green, Midshires Way & Holbrook

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Bridge over river

An extra leisurely walk from Bakewell

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Placeholder image

Brackenfield

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.5 miles
Strines Reservoir and Tower

Low Bradfield Sands

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Mother Cap and Over Owler Tor

Longshaw

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.8 miles
Derwent from Froggatt Bridge

CALVER- The 5 village walk- Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.2 miles
A recent walk

Amber Valley Circuit

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Poppies

An extra leisurely walk from Alsop en le Dale

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Placeholder image

Ambergate and Shining Cliff

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Brassington Village

Kirk Ireton

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Weaver Hills Trig Point

Ellastone (Strenuous)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
16.0 miles
Looking over Edale

Mam Tor and Rushup Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
church

Chatsworth Park and Dobbs Edge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
A recent walk

Rumbling Street, Linacre & Barlow

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
River

An extra leisurely walk from Darley Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
4.0 miles
Foolow Duck Pond

Wardlow- The Six-Lows Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Riber Castle

Holloway (faster pace, strenuous)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
Ilam Hall from Ilam Park

Ilam

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
stream

Litton, Tideswell, Millers Dale, Monsal Trail and Cressbrook Mill - Booking required

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.7 miles
A recent walk

Great Longstone, Longstone Moor & Calver Peak

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Waterfall

An extra leisurely walk and tour of the mills, Lumsdale

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
2.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.42 per month
Register for an account for FREE