Walk #16: Darley Dale - Winster - Matlock

General Data

Directions

Start off in Darley Dale Station car park. There is ample parking in the surrounding area. OS 2725:6265

Walk down the B5075 towards Darley Bridge and Winster. There is a footpath on the right-hand side of the road. Cross the River Derwent at Darley bridge and follow the road until you shortly get to a road leading off to the left before you reach the Einhoven works. Follow this road until a series of paths enter out from the left.

Follow the path through the wood and over a little stream. From here, take the path up the hill and onto the B5075 road.

Turn right and follow the road into the village of Winster. When you get to the marketplace, turn left for a short way uphill until just after a pub and take the footpath that leads uphill again.

Eventually you reach the Limestone Way. Follow this trail until just before Bonsall Village.

Follow the road downhill past the quarry and into Matlock. From here, go to the railway station and follow a path through the car park to Matlock Riverside Station. If you have timed things correctly, then you can catch a nice train ride back to Darley Dale.

Alternatively, if you want to extend the walk then you can follow a path alongside the railway line. To get to the path, walk from Matlock (BR) station across the car park and join a path alongside the river. Follow this path beside the large stone retaining wall until you have just passed a large steel railway viaduct over the river. Just past this viaduct there is a path that goes steeply up to the left. Follow this and cross the viaduct. The path then takes you for nearly two miles north. Eventually you reach a cutting near Darley Dale where you cross the tracks and go up a slope. This path leads you to a road. turn left along the road until near a stone bridge, and go down some steps. These steps lead to a path which takes you back to the station where you started.

Disclaimer

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