Walks from Cromford
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Cromford Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Cromford by train.
Cromford Circular via Lea Bridge
Historic cotton mill, former railway track to High Peak Junction, canal towpath, deer park, bluebell woodland in Lea Wood, riverside fields and crossing of the River Derwent.
Walk details: Visit Amber Valley (PDF).
Similar walk: East Midlands Railway.
Ambergate to Cromford
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.
Waterway: almost all along the Cromford Canal.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 2h30–4h30
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.