Derwent Dam Red Route

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Loop Walk · Peak District

150

about 23 min walking

Easy

1.57 km

Loop

Graded from its length and climb.

315 m

265 m

215 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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Hilly walk

1 steep stretch — marked on the map.

Climb

44 m

Drop

42 m

Highest

274 m

Lowest

229 m

Walking time

about 23 min

Which way round

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, comes down 12% for 200 m near the end.

Clockwise: Climbs 12% for 200 m early on, no steep descents.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main climb: km 0.0–1.2, from 229 m to 269 m.

How the 1.6 km splits

Flat

0.4 km

Climbing

0.6 km

Descending

0.3 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.2 km

Link it with other walks

Derwent Dam Black Route

Starts here too · Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.3

3.9 km

Derwent Dam Green Route

Starts here too · Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 1.3

6.22 km

Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High Peak

Starts here too · Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.3

11.46 km

Alport Castles Loop, High Peak

Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 1.3

12.17 km

Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High Peak

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

12.16 km

Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk,

Crosses at km 0.0

7.42 km

Campsites near the start

Lockerbrook Farm Residential Education Centre

0.7 km from the start · 4.6★ (92)

Greenacres Campsite

4.5 km from the start · 4.5★ (160)

Edale Camping Barn

5.2 km from the start · 4.4★ (20)

Newfold Farm

6 km from the start · 4.3★ (623)