MONYASH, Derbyshire

This is a coach walk.
The coach starts from Nottinghamshire County Hall, Loughborough Road, Nottingham NG2 7QP at 9.15am and Maid Marian Way (bus stop just above the Tesco shop) at 9.30am
For seat reservations contact Jude Wensley on 07510 295575 or email jude.wensley@icloud.com

There will be a choice of three walks of varying distance to suit most abilities
A Grade 'A' hard walk of 8-10 miles, possibly with more difficult conditions, a grade 'B' moderate walk of 6-8 miles and a grade 'C' easy walk of 4-6 miles

Coach fare for members £13 and £15 for non members

A WALK - Leader: Kate Donaldson - 8.5 miles, 236m (775’) ascent
The walk begins with a gentle climb as we leave Monyash before descending into Deep Dale Nature Reserve. The nature reserve is famous for its wildflowers.  It’s too early this time of year to experience the flowers; it'll be well worth revisiting in a couple of months’ time when they’ll be in bloom.  The dale itself is a beautiful, steep sided limestone gorge, typical of the area.  Along the route through the dale there are several dew ponds, common man made features in limestone areas of the Peak District, designed to collect surface water for livestock to drink from. About ¾ of the way along the dale you may notice a linear hummock running up the slope on the right.  This is toxic soil resulting from the spoil of past lead mining in the area and blossoms from May to September with plants that thrive in such conditions.
At the end of Deep Dale, on flat, scrubby ground beside the path are the remains of earth and stone walls of the Romano-British settlement of Horsborough.
On leaving Deep Dale there’s a climb towards Taddington, where we’ll stop for lunch. This marks 5 miles.  After lunch there’s a short climb out of Taddington before the long descent to Flagg where we’ll join the Limestone Way and return back down to Monyash.

B WALK - Leader: Bohdan
Our circular route is approximately 7.8 miles (12.6km) on mainly, flat terrain with a couple of short inclines and some road walking
Route: Monyash, Limestone Way, Ricklow Dale, Haddon Grove, Magpie Mine, Monyash, to enjoy a rewarding refreshing drink of choice.
If the current weather pattern persists (rain, rain and more rain) it will be muddy
Terrain: Panoramic views aplenty 

C WALK - Leader: Paul Wagstaff - 6.5 miles or 5.5 miles
There are two walks listed below and it will be determined on the day which walk to do will depending upon the weather conditions at the time of walk
Route 1: 5.5 miles. Monyash, Ricklow Dale, Haddon Grove, Lathkill Dale, Cales Dale,  Monyash
Terrain: Some awkward stiles
Route 2: 6.5 miles. Monyash, Ricklow Dale, Haddon Grove, Green Lane, Magpie Mine, Monyash
Terrain: Muddy in places