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DERILK 1 is a good route and is already snailed, but the Derby end is rather pavement heavy, so I thought it was worth submitting this one. This is mostly the route I took from Derby to Ilkeston while looking for a greener alternative, except that I tried the shorter field path west of Dale Abbey and decided it had too many stiles and wet sections, so I have used the better trodden path from Columbine Farm. I decided to use a shorter route through Kirk Hallam, which misses out a row of shops but this is not in the middle third of the walk, which already has a pub at Dale Abbey, and there is no shortage of shops in Derby and Ilkeston. Note that the Pewit golf course on the west side of Ilkeston is no longer in use, and the signs there indicate that it is a rewilding project, so the well trodden line that shortcuts the old right of way here is fine
DERILK 1 is a good route and is already snailed, but the Derby end is rather pavement heavy, so I thought it was worth submitting this one. This is mostly the route I took from Derby to Ilkeston while looking for a greener alternative, except that I tried the shorter field path west of Dale Abbey and decided it had too many stiles and wet sections, so I have used the better trodden path from Columbine Farm. I decided to use a shorter route through Kirk Hallam, which misses out a row of shops but this is not in the middle third of the walk, which already has a pub at Dale Abbey, and there is no shortage of shops in Derby and Ilkeston. Note that the Pewit golf course on the west side of Ilkeston is no longer in use, and the signs there indicate that it is a rewilding project, so the well trodden line that shortcuts the old right of way here is fine
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25.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
50.0% of the route is paved (1)
5.0% of the route is muddy (1)
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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
Ilkeston
Grid Ref
SK4647541729
Lat / Lon
52.97093° / -1.30941°
Easting / Northing
446,475E / 341,729N
What3Words
fully.they.island
| Derby | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK3554236166 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.92176° / -1.47281° |
| Easting / Northing | 435,542E / 336,166N |
| What3Words | issues.trade.vibrates |
| Ilkeston | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK4647541729 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.97093° / -1.30941° |
| Easting / Northing | 446,475E / 341,729N |
| What3Words | fully.they.island |
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