We are the Loughborough & District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
The walk, staring from Baslow, explores the Chatsworth Estate above the house, and then follows a concessionary path over the moors, visiting a prehistoric tumulus. Passing the Robin Hood Inn, we rise back onto the edges to visit Nelson's and Wellington's Monuments to enjoy the views, before returning to Baslow.
Mostly on good firm paths or tarmac, with short steep sections and short boggy stretches. There is a 600 m stretch of sketchy and overgrown path. Because of the deer and bracken, long trousers (or a careful check of bare limbs in the evening for ticks) are recommended.
For those travelling by public transport from Loughborough, the details are as follows: 0845 Loughborough d train 0927 Chesterfield a 0950 Chesterfield d bus 170c 1035 Baslow a Likely return time at Loughborough 1827 or 1921 Off-Peak Return £26.20 full or £17.25 with railcard/group ticket. Bus fare £4, or £0 with bus pass. Derbyshire Wayfarer tickets are valid from Long Eaton northwards.
Baslow Nether End car park (charge £6.20, paybyphone app or ticket machine) or adjacent bus stop. Please inform the leader whether you will be meeting then group in Baslow, Chesterfield or Loughborough.
