Whaley Thorns

Chesterfield & North East Derbyshire Group

A Ramblers group that organises more than 350 walks per year that are accessible to people in the Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire area.

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Overview

Creswell Model Village, Creswell Crags, Holbeck

Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 13.7km / 8.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SK 52991 70859
Nearest postcode:: NG20 9BD
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Start time:: 10:00 am

Whaley Thorns Station Car Park

Upcoming walks with Chesterfield & North East Derbyshire Group

Coal Aston to Unstone

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Dronfield

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Purple Haze

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Grindleford

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Wingerworth

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Renishaw

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Ogston-Chesterfield Walking Festival - LONG

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

All The Edges

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

White Edge & Froggatt Edge Circular

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Alstonefield

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Ambergate

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Dales, Moors and Rakes

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Chesterfield Round Walk (RW) – 20th Anniversary Walk 3

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Ashford in the Water

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Chesterfield Round Walk - Stone Edge to Barlow section

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Holymoorside

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Roger and Out!

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Walking the Boundaries

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.7 miles

Totley

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Monyash

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

GHB Ward Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Circular around Monsal Dale

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Renishaw

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Pleasley

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.6 miles

Chesterfield Round walk - Barlow Commonside to Brimington section

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.8 miles

From Low to High

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Old Norse God

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.6 miles

Cutthroat Bridge

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Doe Lea to Markham Vale

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Wingerworth

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Cut Throat

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Litton

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Hathersage

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Hartington

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Coal Aston

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Matlock to Clay Cross

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Sheffield Round Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Matlock

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Linacre Reservoirs circular

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Carsington

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Half A Skyline Part 1

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

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The Queen that Never Was!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Highs and Lows From Hayfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Hope

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.6 miles

Robin Hood

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Chesterfield Round Walk, Brimington to Heath section

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Baslow

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

The Moors

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Pleasley Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Hope to Edale

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.7 miles

Calver Sough

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Roam Around Ripley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Offerton and Bradwell

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Winster

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Calver Sough

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Ogston

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.1 miles

Revidge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Youlgreave Dales

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.7 miles

Shillito Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Whaley Thorns

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Ethel and the Dragon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 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 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 £3.58 per month