Date: Sunday, 23rd April 2023
Start time: 10:00
Grade: Moderate
Distance: 9.0 miles
Walk description
From the car park, we walk through Moss Beck passing by the Never Fear dam and entering Twelve Acre Wood (part of Eckington Park). Having passed the Seldom Seen engine house we follow a path through the woods to the top of High Bradley Wood. Leaving the wood we drop down to Ford Lane before crossing and following the fields and woods to Fold Farm and on to Troway. We leave Troway to make our way uphill to Geerlane Farm and on to Sloade Lane. From the top of Sloade Lane we will then do a circle through the fields and woods around Ridgeway, finishing back at the Bridge Inn.
Meeting point and parking
Meeting point: Bridge Inn, Ford, Eckington, Derbyshire.
Parking: Car park, down single track road behind the Bridge Inn.
GPS Coordinates: 53.3187745, -1.3971519
Grid Reference: SK 40257 80374
What3Words: ages.kicked.jazzy
Nearest Postcode: S12 3YD
Joining Us
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