Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk,
Loop Walk · Peak District
350
XP
about 1 h 53 min walking
Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.
425 m
316 m
207 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
238 m
Drop
235 m
Highest
410 m
Lowest
212 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 15% for 980 m early on, comes down 20% for 650 m midway.
Clockwise: Easy first 3.7 km, climbs 20% for 650 m midway, comes down 15% for 980 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 0.0–2.3, from 221 m to 409 m.
How the 7.4 km splits
Flat
2.0 km
Climbing
1.8 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.0 km
Descending
2.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.6 km
Link it with other walks
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High Peak
Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.911.46 km
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High Peak
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.0, 4.7…12.16 km
Derwent Dam Black Route
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 5.43.9 km
Derwent Dam Red Route
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 5.41.57 km