Walks from Ambergate

Terrain along a preserved canal towpath. Walk follows preserved Cromford Canal from industrial heritage site at Ambergate to Cromford, birthplace of factory system under Richard Arkwright in 1771.

Warnings: Watch out for cyclists on the towpath.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Similar walk: Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership.

Mixture of hilly and flat terrain with stiles along the way. Telling the story of the Pentrich Rising of 1817, exploring the local men who took part. Route passes through Fritchley and South Wingfield.

Walk details: Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership (local insights).

One of the world’s oldest industrial regions. Overgrown canal towpath, woodland and field crossings and ironworks remains. Follows the route of the disused Cromford Canal. Butterley Tunnel (nearly 3 km) collapsed in 1900, severing the canal into two sections.

Warnings: Substantial tree blockages on overgrown sections; busy A610 road crossing.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Impressive views back across Amber valley. Predominantly countryside walk. Walk takes in Pentrich, where the doomed Pentrich Revolution began in June 1817 — an early working-class uprising following the Napoleonic Wars. Route follows parts of the former Cromford Canal.

Warnings: Busy A610 with lorry traffic; stiles.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Excellent views. Unmade road, woodland paths and open parkland and field paths. No steep climbs. Follows the Midshires Way for a substantial section. Extensive woodland.

Warnings: Take care crossing the A6.

Walk details: Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership (local insights).

Footpaths, wooded valley paths, fields, stiles and tracks and a ridgeline route. Extensive woodland.

Warnings: Knee-trapper stiles; two steady climbs make this a more demanding route.

Walk details: Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership (local insights).