South Derbyshire 18 Circular Walk

Distance: 18 miles
Terrain: Some fields and woods, some inclines
Location: Hartshorne, South Derbyshire. Start point SK324222 [location map]
Summary: Starting from Hartshorne, walk around Foremark reservoir, past Bendall's and Seven Spouts Farm, Hangman's Stone and on to Ticknall. By the Calke estate, pick up the Ivanhoe Way at the Ferrer's Centre and on to Ashby. Head off right (west) before crossing the bypass, and back to Hartshorne via Smisby.
Time: 8 hours start to finish

The notes below are to accompany you, not to guide you. Use the map at the bottom of the page together with these notes and a paper map, preferably 1:25,00 (Explorer 245)

This walk takes in some of the best that South Derbyshire has to offer. Foremark Reservoir, Robin Wood, Calke Abbey, Daniel Hayes.

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blog posts about this walk:

• http://peacockmedia.blogspot.com/2008/02/brrrr.html

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View the route

The link to the right will show you an interactive map with the route shown on it. The detail on it will be the equivalent of the Landranger map (1:50,000). For the full detail, you will need an explorer (1:25,000) map. Please use the link below to buy a copy.

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