Peak District · base 2: Hope and the Upper Derwent
2A Derwent Dam Trail
Circular, from Fairholmes Visitor Centre. Follow the red waymarkers to the dam and back.
1.6 kmon our map
55 m+of climbing, at least
About 30 minutesShort loop, short walk
Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.
The ground
A short loop out through the woods to Derwent Dam and the Dambusters memorial, then back to the visitor centre.
Official figure: 1 mile (1.5 km), red waymarkers (Severn Trent). Source: stwater.co.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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