Stop off points -

1. After parking your car somewhere safe on the roadside

Walk down to the main road cross over and turn left heading towards Belper.

2. Just before the Bridge Turn Right and go down the path. Keeping the river and metal railings on the left hand side.

3. Go past the sewage pumping station and into a field Go through a squeeze Stile into the next field

4. Then through another Squeeze stile By a gate into a third field and turn right. Walk down a track lined by large trees. Carry on down the track Past houses and a mill until you reach Cheving road.

Turn right on Cheving road After approx 50 metres join up with Farnah green

turn right until you reach the A517.

Turn left here heading towards Ashbourne / Black Brook.

5. After approx 400 metres turn right to go up LongWalls lane, the lane turns into abit of a footpath Carry on for approx 2 kilometers Ignore the first road on the left and carry on up the track to the end where it joins up with another road on a bend. Turn left here heading slightly down hill after 100 meters at a public footpath signpost turn right over a stile into a field. Cross this field to a Squeeze stile near a pilon.

6. Go through the squeeze stile and veer left up hill to the top right hand corner  Go through the Squeese style or gate opening

7.carry on straight up the field to another squeeze stile at the top Go through another field and another squeeze stile,

8. Another field and another Squeeze stile following the red and white triangle signs.

9. From here you get excellent views Cary on heading for a waymark post and then a squeeze stile go accross this field with a farm on the left to another squeeze stile at the end of this field. Go through another field and another stile. In the next field go through the fence stile in the middle and carry on to the squeeze stile in the wall in the far right corner.

Turn right through this stile keeping the hedge on the right hand side.

10. head towards the gate at the top. go through the gate to a wooden sign at the top joining a small road turn right walking down the road for approx 1 kilometer. At a road junction turn right signposted Belper and Blackbrook.

Just after a layby on the left go through a squeeze style by a gate into a field.

follow a wall on the right heading downhill at the end go through a stile on the left by a gate. head downhill through a gate then a stile heading towards a farm go through the 2 metal gates to the left of the farm and onto the road.

Go straight over this road and through a stile sign posted youth hostel 0.5 mile and public footpath go through a wooden gate into a woodland.

11. On reaching a carparking area keep left going up hill follow the waymark sign heading right up hill to reach a wooden seat by a gate. Go through the blue metal gate and carry on through the field keeping the wall on the right hand side. at the bottom of the field go straight on down a walled track and Over a stile by a gate

12. keep going straight ahead through trees. at the end of the trees follow a waymark sign going left keeping a stone wall on the left. just follow the track over a stile or through the gate if open and then past a playing field and monument on the right. at the end of the track go over the ladder stile by a gate joining up with a road. Turn right going down hill past chappel lane on the left at a farm entrance on the right turn left to go over a stile to another stile by a metal gate into a field and then turn right walking down the field go through a gap in the hedge and turn left. Go over a wooden stile and up the next field with the hedge on the right hand side.

13. At the top go through a squeeze stile turning immediately right and through another squeeze stile by a blue gate and carry straight ahead at a junction of paths keeping a low brick wall on the right hand side. Crich stand can be seen in the distance. just keep going ahead through fence openings and downhill, following a line of pilons. Head to the right of a cottage and go down a track and through 2 stiles to join up with the cottage access road, carry on down this road to join a road at the bottom. Turn left and then immediately right over a stile into a small field over the next stile to join the A6 on a bend and by a bridge. Cross over the road and turn right to go over the bridge.

14. Turn left past the Derwent hotel and head up hill. just before another bridge Turn right to join the canal path.

15. leave the towpath by a bridge where there are signs (welcome to cromford canal),  (cromford 5 miles) and a 2 waymark arrows one purple herritage way arrow and one Green arrow for derwent valley walk.cross the wall stile and turn right down the single track road under a bridge to join up with the A6.

Turn left on the A6 cross over the road and walk past the hurt Arms and cricket field.

16. Go Down Holly lane on the right, crossing the derwent on a bend take the road on the right and then through the gap in the fence on the left with a purple and yellow Herritage way arrow. Walk up through Birches wood eventually joining back up with Holly lane.

17. Cross Holly lane and go down Whitwells lane for approx 1 kilometer.

just after a wood go over the wall stile on the left signposted belper.

keep going straight ahead and over a waymarked stile, keep a wall on the right and go through a gate go straight ahead on a track to another gate at the end of the track, go through the squeeze stile by the gate and carry on down the track following the Herritage way signs

18.  Keep going on this track past a nature reserve on the left, at the end of this track you join Belper lane which is where your car should be parked.

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