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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Derby and Borrowash.
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This route has been reviewed by 6 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 6
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (6)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
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| Grade 2: Mostly smooth and compacted surfaces, but there may be some loose gravel, muddy patches or cobbles. Access grade Y: Stile, step and obstacle free. |
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Facilities
Facilities in the middle third of this route.
Challenges
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Obstacles
Obstacles on this route.
Accessibility
Is this route step and stile free?
Measurements
Surveyors were asked to measure the narrowest and steepest parts of paths.
The narrowest part of the path is 120.0cm (2)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 10.0% (2)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 8.0% (2)
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (2)
Successfully completed
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Terrain
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There is no data on how much of this route is on roads
55.0% of the route is lit at night (2)
64.0% of the route is paved (2)
1.0% of the route is muddy (2)
There is no data on rough ground
There is no data on long grass
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2 surveys
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
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Start and end points
Derby
Grid Ref
SK3554236166
Lat / Lon
52.92176° / -1.47281°
Easting / Northing
435,542E / 336,166N
What3Words
issues.trade.vibrates
Borrowash
Grid Ref
SK4169934542
Lat / Lon
52.90672° / -1.38144°
Easting / Northing
441,699E / 334,542N
What3Words
certainly.stencil.beads
Derbor One's land is
| Derby | |
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| Grid Ref | SK3554236166 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.92176° / -1.47281° |
| Easting / Northing | 435,542E / 336,166N |
| What3Words | issues.trade.vibrates |
| Borrowash | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK4169934542 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.90672° / -1.38144° |
| Easting / Northing | 441,699E / 334,542N |
| What3Words | certainly.stencil.beads |
| Arable | 25.6% |
| Green urban | 31.3% |
| Pasture | 8.8% |
| Urban | 34.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
James Meek
02 Dec 2023I walked this route back in August 2023. It is a steady, flat, well surfaced and accessible path. It is used by many people to access Eastern Derby and the Pride Park employment area from the surrounding towns. Good for a nice Riverside walk.
Lynn Jackson
17 Apr 2023I walked this route to test the Slow Ways app, and walked from Borrowash to Derby.
The route can be broken into two parts - the quieter part before Pride Park allows you to enjoy the wildlife and river while the part after has benches and is busier with people using the route to travel between Pride Park and the city centre.
All in all an enjoyable walk.
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DJ Smith
21 Jan 2023A nice flat and safe route that follows the river Derwent and uses the cycle track, some is tarmac and some hard pack. Railways and a major road are crossed by underpasses. Very easy to navigate.
If the river floods (every year or so) the route becomes impassable at the underpasses (there is no other option).
Keep your eyes open for kingfishers on the river.
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Ken
29 Sep 2021Yes very easy walking as described elsewhere. Camping on the edge of Borrowash at Little Stryne otherwise very little in way of services along the way. A Travelodge at Pride Park close to the route. A nice section of raised flood bank offers a footpath with views away from bikes. Later tress and bushes lined both sides of the path, apart from occasional gaps to view the river, again. Paths met the route but there were no signs to say where they went and they were not on my base map. It felt very isolated nothing of interest to see and only construction and traffic noise accompanied passing cyclists. Reading other reviews this is ideal for some but give me open fields, views and the need to make navigational decisions. I nearly forgot to mention the safety notices, Nanny State gone mad.
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AF63
09 Sep 2021Much of this route passes through green space, generally following the course of the River Derwent.
90% of the route is on path of tarmac or firm gravel. Walkers on the route share the path with cyclists - the Derbor route is on National Cycle Route 6 which is well used by cyclists. The other 10% of the route is on pavement beside roads, which gave rise to no concerns. There isn’t any walking on the actual roadway of roads.
The route appears to be a model of accessibility, with its good surface throughout and an absence of steps, stiles or gates. There are few long-distance views from the route but the immediate scenery is pleasant enough.
The river is as close as about 2m from the path at some points, and there are other features along the river bank that might also need a bit of watching out for if children happened to be with us (details are in my photo survey).
The path is very easy to follow, though a very slight clarification of the route was needed near to the B5010 road at Borrowash, details are in my photo survey. With the path following the river, I don’t know if flooding is ever an issue after severe weather.
There are signboards by the path in the Derby area describing wildlife - I saw herons on a weir. The only opportunity for buying food along the route would be a pub at about 300m away from the middle of the route, but otherwise Derby city centre and Borrowash. There are several benches and picnic tables within 2.6 km of the Derby end of the route, and odd benches elsewhere.
Buses run frequently between the start and finish points of the route in Derby and Borrowash, operated by Trentbarton.
A review of another route (Dermel 1) suggests care might be needed in Alvaston park in Derby, as a known anti-social behaviour area. Derbor passes through the same park so the advice probably reads across to the Derbor route.
Overall, I found this a pleasant walk. and I think it certainly deserves credit for accessibility.
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Alan A Holmes
25 Sep 2021I walk most of this route, in stages, during a week. I live in the area so know it well.
To answer the question about flooding. Yes the route can flood in several places when the river levels rise. The 2 bridges under the railway, just north of Derby Railway Station and close to Alvaston Park, the bridge under Raynesway, the route to the south of Raynesway, and the last stretch before the B5010 Borrowash road have flooded 3 times in the last 2-3 years. The gravel path to the south of Raynesway has been badly damaged on 2 occasions.
Though there is some anti-social behaviour in the Alvaston Park/Raynesway area it is not as bad as in many areas of Derby and tends to happen in waves, so like buses no problems for days/weeks and then several problems in a couple of days. As a male walking alone in daylight I've only ever once felt intimidated, though a female walking alone might have felt intimidated on other occasions. The anti-social element rarely bother groups of 3-4 or more. -
DJ Smith
21 Jan 2023I agree and have never had any issues with Alvaston Park, quite the opposite, and regularly visit; the lake is worth a diversion off the route to walk around.
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ERIC MCGRATH
23 Aug 2023Walked on 21 Aug 23. From Borrowash - Derby. As previous comments, Too much shrubbery blocks river view. Very good path surfaces all the route. Good shared path for exercise walking and cycling. I have impaired hearing and would ask cyclists please use your bell??? when approaching walkers from the rear. I had a few close encounters.Be aware some cyclist are trying to break speed records!
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AlfaFoxtrot
24 Apr 2021River path is super easy to follow and a great no-traffic route for cyling. Tarmac & streetlights out to Raynesway, then dirt/gravel surface.
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