Peak District Walk: Chatsworth Estate
Overview
Starting from Chatsworth House we cross the river to Edensor village taking the footpath across the parkland to Calton houses.
There we pick up the bridleway through Rowsleymoor wood to Rowsley with a chance for a visit to the working flour mill and a cup of tea in the outlet village.
Then we follow the bridleway and footpaths through Smeltingmill wood to the village of Beeley.
Climbing through the woodland to the open Beeley moor with fine views of the Derwent valley, then crossing the moor into the woods to pass the Swiss lake & cottage, on to the Emperor lake, built for the Tsar of Russia to feed the Emperor fountain, to reach the Hunting tower.
Finally, we descent down through the woods back to the house.
Leader: Mick Cornfield
Distance: 10 miles
Location & Itinerary
Our Sunday walks are always popular and we go out all weathers and all through the year. All walks in the Peak District need to be classified as moderate due to the terrain. Easier Moderate Walks are generally half day only around 6-8 miles.
Full day or Harder Moderate walks are normally not more than 10-12 miles although sometimes slightly more in summer months.
If you've not done much hill walking recently regardless of your general fitness level, we'd recommend starting off on one of these shorter half day walks, typically of around 6 miles before tackling our slightly more serious full day walks.
The meet time is generally 10:15am for a start at 10:30am but some differ so please check the individual walks