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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Ashbourne and Belper.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Ashbourne and Belper.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 4 people.
This route has potentially been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to accuracy.
This route has potentially been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to safety.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (2) No (1) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Accuracy (1) Safety (1)
Downloads - 7
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Ashbourne
Grid Ref
SK1806646458
Lat / Lon
53.01514° / -1.73216°
Easting / Northing
418,066E / 346,458N
What3Words
reefs.compacts.single
Belper
Grid Ref
SK3467847437
Lat / Lon
53.02313° / -1.48445°
Easting / Northing
434,678E / 347,437N
What3Words
manual.gobblers.squashes
Ashbel One's land is
| Ashbourne | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK1806646458 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.01514° / -1.73216° |
| Easting / Northing | 418,066E / 346,458N |
| What3Words | reefs.compacts.single |
| Belper | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK3467847437 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.02313° / -1.48445° |
| Easting / Northing | 434,678E / 347,437N |
| What3Words | manual.gobblers.squashes |
| Arable | 7.9% |
| Pasture | 78.2% |
| Urban | 10.7% |
| Woods | 3.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Timb
06 Jun 2021I walked this in reverse starting at Belper. A walk of two halves. The first half is quite hilly with open aspects across meadows. There is one fairly short stretch on a busy road near Carsington Water. The second half is flatter and follows a valley floor again through meadows. An excellent lunch at the Black Swan, Idridgehay. There is also the wonderful Barley Mow just off the route at Kirk Ireton. There are more good pubs at both Ashbourne and Belper. There are regular buses from both Belper and Ashbourne to Derby. Belper also has a train station.
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Julian Darke
02 Jun 2021A good route with the exception of the very busy road South of Blackwall with no pavement. I thinking a good detour would be to take the path just before Blackwall South to Biggin and then take the path West to rejoin the route at Gibfield which avoids avoid all this road section. Great food and real Ale at the Black Swan at Idrigehay.
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Malcolm Boura
02 May 2021 (edited 27 Jun 2023)South of Carsington Water there is a almost certainly a better route on footpaths via Biggin to Idridgehay which avoids a lot of road. I haven't walked enough of those paths to recommend a detailed route.
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