Category: Walk Reports
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Moss Valley Circular (28th October 2025)
A huge turnout of thirty walkers and one dog met at Coal Aston Village Hall on a bright and breezy autumn morning. We set off following the Dronfield Barn Round Walk through the fields and into Cook Spring Wood. After passing through the pasture known as “Dowey Lumb” Adrian, our leader, decided not to carry…
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Spinkhill and Renishaw Circular (18th October 2025)
Here’s Graham’s walk report on Dave’s walk. Dave led a party of 14 members and a dog (Ruby) on a 5.5 mile walk from the De Rodes Arms at Barlborough which was mainly based on the Chaffinch Trail. We first passed the Golden Gate Memorial and Village Green in Barlborough and crossed over the M1…
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Prathall Circular (13th October 2025)
Nineteen walkers and one dog met in the car park opposite the cafe in Holmebrook Valley Park on a grey but pleasant enough morning. We made our way to the bottom end of the pond and took a track that followed the Holme Brook. Continuing on through field paths to Hall farm we soon reached…
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Five Ponds Walk (11th October 2025)
Eleven walkers and two dogs gathered in the Broombank Park car park all ready for Richard’s Five Ponds walk. Our first pond, located close to Broombank Park, is used by Severn Trent for water treatment. Here, reed beds filter contaminants from former coal mines. From here we followed a track through the trading estate, roughly…
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Holmesfield Circular (7th October 2025)
Here’s a report from Peter Carr, the walk leader. Starting from St. Andrews Church Hall on a Tuesday morning of the month where you can enjoy a hot drink and some toast (other alternatives are available) was a good start to the day on what was originally described by Glyn in our winter walk programme as…
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Redmires and Stanage Edge (4th October 2025)
Here is Graham’s report on Chris and Barry’s walk. Todays walk saw five members join our leaders Barry and Chris at Redmires Plantation Car Park for a walk they had previously done about a year ago. Many of the members on this previous walk said that it had been the best walk they had done…
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Ringinglow and Burbage Moor (1st October 2025)
Here’s what Graham had to say about Paula’s walk. Today’s walk saw Paula lead a party of eight on a revised route to her original after two recces on the two previous days. She decided on a five mile alternative which took in Sheephill Road, Lady Canning’s Plantation and out onto Burbage Moor. As we…
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Bretton, Stoke Ford and Abney (23rd September 2025)
Eleven walkers met outside the Barrel Inn at Bretton looking forward to a walk in classic Peak District countryside. Here’s a summary of the route that was kindly provided by Graham. The route was anti-clockwise. Back along Sir William Hill Road, then left passing Jubilee, Big Moor and Gotherage Plantations, long descent to Stoke Ford…
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Hardstoft and The Five Pits Trail (20th September 2025)
Here’s what Graham had to say about Chris’ walk starting from Hardwick Ponds. Given the heavy rain forecast for the afternoon, it was no surprise that only five hardy souls turned up for this walk. However the forecast proved not to be too accurate and the first two hours were completed without any rain at…
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Clowne and Creswell Crags (18th September 2025)
Light drizzle fell as nine of us gathered in the North Road car park in Clowne. Before starting in ernest, Jim our leader for the day pointed out the location of the two railway stations that Clowne once had, the first of which had been lovingly restored to show a mock up of a steam…