Recreational walks in Derbyshire

This is a partial list of recreational walks in the county of Derbyshire in England. The list includes walks that are wholly inside Derbyshire and also those that pass through to other counties. The walks are generally through countryside on a variety of trails and footpaths. Small walks of only local interest are not included. There are over of public rights of way in Derbyshire.

List of walking trails in Derbyshire NameImageRouteLengthNotesRefsDane Valley WayBuxton to Northwich, Cheshire48 miles

(77km)Between Derbyshire and Cheshire, partly alongside the River Dane. The Derbyshire section runs from Buxton to Three Shires HeadDerwent Valley Heritage Way Ladybower Reservoir, Bamford, to River Trent at ShardlowAlongside the River Derwent, through the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and DerbyFive Pits TrailGrassmoor to TibshelfFormer railway lineGoyt WayWhaley Bridge to Etherow Country Park, Greater ManchesterPart of the Midshires WayHigh Peak TrailBuxton to CromfordFormer railway lineLimestone WayCastleton to Rocester, StaffordshireThe Derbyshire section goes between Castleton and the River Dove near ThorpeLongdendale TrailHadfield to Woodhead TunnelFormer railway lineMidshires WayBledlow, Buckinghamshire, to Stockport, Greater Manchester230 miles (370 km)The Derbyshire section starts at Sawley near Long Eaton, on to Buxton and through the Goyt Valley towards Stockport.Monsal TrailWye Dale, Buxton, to Coombs viaduct, BakewellFormer railway linePeak District Boundary WalkBuxton circular190 miles (310 km)The Derbyshire sections are between:

Whaley Bridge and Buxton Buxton and Tintwistle (near Glossop) Owler Bar (near Grindleford) and Thorpe (near Ashbourne)Pennine Bridleway (National Trail) Middleton-by-Wirksworth to Hebden BridgeThe Derbyshire section is between Middleton-by-Wirksworth and Tintwistle (near Glossop)Pennine Cycleway (Sustrans-sponsored route)Derby to Berwick-upon-TweedThe Derbyshire section runs from Derby up to along the Woodhead Pass valley towards HolmfirthPennine Way (National Trail)Edale to Kirk YetholmThe Derbyshire section is from Edale to Black HillSabrina WayHartington to Great Barrington, GloucestershireThe short Derbyshire section is between Hartington and the River Dove (towards Alstonefield)Sett Valley TrailHayfield to New MillsFormer railway lineTissington TrailBuxton to Parsley HayFormer railway lineTrans Pennine TrailSouthport to Hornsea207 miles (333 km)From Merseyside to East Yorkshire. The Derbyshire section runs from the border with Greater Manchester at Broadbottom Bridge to the edge of Barnsley Metropolitan District east of Woodhead; from Padfield it coincides with the Longdendale Trail, above. A spur runs from Chesterfield past Killamarsh (towards Sheffield).White Peak Loop TrailCircular via Buxton, Bakewell and MatlockThe trail combines sections of the High Peak Trail and the Monsal Trail. As of 2020 some sections are not yet complete.

Recreational walks in Derbyshire

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