Peak District · base 2: Hope and the Upper Derwent
2B Ladybower's lost villages
Circular, from Fairholmes. Water on your right below Derwent Dam to the site of Derwent village, across the main road bridge to the site of Ashopton, then back up to Fairholmes.
10.5 kmon our map
154 m+of climbing, at least
About 2 hours 45 minutesUngraded
Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.
The ground
Reservoir-side paths and tracks, and the A57 bridge across the reservoir. Severn Trent says the trail is not waymarked.
Official figure: 5.5 miles (9 km), not waymarked (Severn Trent). Source: stwater.co.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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