Walks you can reach from Lowdham by train

Canal, river, wooded track and roadside footpath.

2 lunch spots: Wilford Farm (1h30 in), or Dovecote Barn Café (3h in)

Warnings: Short stretch on busy A453.

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.

Repurposed railway track along the Great Northern Greenway.

Duffield Castle: The remains of one of England's largest castles (National Trust; 30 mins to visit).

2 lunch spots: the Bell and Harp (1h in), or the Three Horseshoes (2h15 in)

4 end-of-walk rewards: the Alexandra Hotel, the Brunswick, the Waterfall, or the Merry Widows

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk.

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.

Waterways — River Derwent, Derby & Sandiacre Canal and Erewash Canal.

2 lunch spots: Canal Cottage Cafe (2h45 in), or the Navigation (3h15 in)

2 end-of-walk rewards: Peking House, or the Sawley Junction

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.

River, lanes and racecourse.

1 lunch spot: Southwell Minster Refectory Café (2h30 in)

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.

Riverside, good paths and open views.

Waterway: four fifths along the River Trent.

3 lunch spots: Gunthorpe (3h in) — the Unicorn Hotel, the Anchor, or Tom Browns

2 end-of-walk rewards: the Wheatsheaf Inn, or the Cross Keys

Warnings: Irregular train times.

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.

Canal, industrial towns and disused railway viaduct.

Waterway: nine tenths along the Erewash Canal.

3 lunch spots: Hallam Fields, Ilkeston (2h30 in) — Gallows Grub, or the Gallows Inn; plus La Rock (1h15 in)

1 end-of-walk reward: the Dew Drop Inn

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.

Off-road walking and cycling alongside canal and river — a waterside network of paths. Passes the historic Trent Bridge.

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

Undulating countryside with several steep climbs.

Warnings: Several steep climbs.

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

Similar walk: Visit Amber Valley (PDF).

Hilly countryside with several steep climbs. Alport Heights — a 314 m peak five miles away — is visible from the route on clear days. Route passes Holbrook.

Warnings: Several steep climbs.

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

Similar walk: Visit Amber Valley (PDF).

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

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

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

Superb views over open country. Footpaths through ancient deer park, farm tracks, a tarmaced lane and bridleway across fields and river-bank path. Passes through the historic settlements of Bargate and Holbrook and follows the Midshires Way for part of the route.

Warnings: The right of way cuts straight through the front yards of a row of cottages — this is the right of way.

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

Mixture of off-road cycle path and on-road sections. Part of the longer London-to-Lake-District route.

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