Last updated 28.7.2010
| Date | 22 June 2010 - Ambergate North |
| Walk Info | [026] Past Shining Cliff YHA over higher ground well to the W of the River Derwent, before retuurning to cross the river at Whatstandwell. Then climbing to the high ground at Crich. Through village and down to Ambergate. |
| Distance | 16.4 km |
| Ascents | About 510m |
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| Walk Info (short walk) |
[026z] North along the Derwent then a climb to Alderwasley Park. A short section on the Midshires Way before a descent to the Cromford Canal. Return along the overgrown canal. |
| Distance | 9.0 km |
| Ascents | 215 m total |
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| Start | Park by roadside on a small road that leaves the A6 by a church and crosses to the W bank of the Derwent. |
| Grid Ref | SK 346 514 |
| Travel | Google Maps time from Loughborough 48min for 34 miles. J26 on M1, then A610 via Ripley to Ambergate. On reaching A6 at a T-junction, turn left and then first right after 160yds and park just across river. |
Try clicking on the signpost to get a map. Then zoom out for a suitable route-plan map There will be a link at the base of the map giving a "nearest postcode" for your Satnav. |
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| Aerial map of start |
For Google satellite map of the start point, Click here. |
| Extra Info | Can be muddy in places after rain. |
| Toilets at start? | Yes. |