Derwent Edge & Ladybower

Welcome to Freshwalks. This classic hike event is part of our own vibrant business community programme and everyone is welcome to join us for a day of hiking and networking in the great outdoors. Feel free to come alone - most Freshwalkers do - and you'll be warmly welcomed or invite a colleague or client along for company.

Route description

Starting at the Fairholmes Visitor Centre, this rewarding route follows the peaceful south-eastern shoreline of Ladybower Reservoir, where wooded slopes and open water frame the site of the lost villages of Derwent and Ashopton. The path then climbs steadily onto the moor, leading you past the iconic Salt Cellar rock formation and up to the broad, wind-sculpted heights of Derwent Edge. Turning north, the trail visits the trig point at Back Tor before continuing to the distinctive summit of Lost Lad, finally descending along clear tracks back to Fairholmes.

Route: Fairholmes - Ladybower Reservoir - Ashopton - Derwent Edge - Back Tor - Lost Lad - Upper Derwent Reservoir - Fairholmes

Distance: 16.5km

Grade: Hard (more info on grading here)

Max elevation: 533m / Total ascent: 497m

Proposed schedule:

10:00 - Meeting, Upper Derwent Visitor Centre

10:15 - Walk starts

12:30 - Picnic stop, location TBC

15:30 - Walk finishes, Upper Derwent Visitor Centre

Walk leader: Michael Di Paola

Meeting location: Upper Derwent Visitor Centre, Fairholmes, Bamford, Hope Valley S33 0AQ https://what3words.com/accompany.corporate.hillside

Parking: Please park at the Pay & Display car park (£7 for the whole day). More info about the Visitor Centre here

Public transport: Bamford is the nearest train station (5.7 miles / 12 mins drive from our meeting location). We can help co-ordinate lifts or taxi-sharing. Please take the 08:48 train from Manchester Piccadilly which arrives in Bamford at 09:42.

Toilets: Public toilets open at start. None en-route.

Lunch: Please bring a packed lunch and we'll stop somewhere appropriate en-route, most likely between 12:00 and 12:30, subject to weather.

Post walk: You are welcome to join other walkers for post-hike refreshments and optional food at the excellent Yorkshire Bridge Inn (8 mins drive).

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