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Heanor

Derbyshire


Slow Ways linking Heanor and Belper, Derby, Eastwood, Ilkeston, Ripley

England / Derbyshire / Heanor

Heanor’s five Slow Ways are 95% checked

Drawn: 5/5
reviewed: 5/5
verified: 5/5
and surveyed: 4/5

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Walk to Heanor from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Belper—Heanor
Belhea one Enjoy me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 224m Descent 169m
Derby—Heanor
Derhea one Survey me Distance 16km/10mi Ascent 220m Descent 144m
Heanor—Eastwood
Heaeas one Enjoy me Distance 5km/3mi Ascent 81m Descent 56m
Heanor—Ilkeston
Heailk one

Verify me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 114m Descent 92m
Heanor—Ilkeston
Heailk two Enjoy me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 127m Descent 103m
Ripley—Heanor
Riphea one

Double check Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 89m Descent 123m
Ripley—Heanor
Riphea two Enjoy me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 137m Descent 170m

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Collective progress

82% of Heanor’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

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drawn

7/7

reviewed

4/7

surveyed

5/7

verified

7 people have contributed to Heanor’s Slow Ways

4 people have pledged to walk and review a route

4 people have surveyed a route in Heanor

61km out of 61km have been walked and reviewed

196km of reviews have been shared in Heanor

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A couple of the fields are also used by horse riders which has left the field very uneven once the ground has dried out. This was probably the least enjoyable part of the walk - long trousers are a must (gaiters even better) but it was a short section and certainly not enough to put us off (we were walking in the countryside after all!). Overall, it was an ok walk, easy enough for us to navigate, most of it was downhill in this direction and much of it was easy walking with enough countryside to keep us happy....

Sam Wallace

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Sam Wallace took this photo on Riphea two

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Hugh Hudson took this photo on Derhea one

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A short field path takes us to a farm lane, beyond which the field path is a little indistinct in places, and has stiles. North of Collins Park Farm I tried to use the shortcut path left, and one hedge gap was very overgrown with holly and bramble shoots, and might have been impassable in summer - I think most walkers take the slightly longer bypassing line, and the GPX does not make this clear. Having crossed the main road in Stanley Common we turn left down the Ropewalk - don't miss the path that branches right earlier than one might expect if following the OS map....

Hugh Hudson

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Ripley—Heanor

Andrew Douglas pledged to walk Riphea two

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The sections on the nutbrook trail and through Shipley country park are nice and easy, though there are other sections, especially in the Manor floods nature reserve which are very overgrown and it's easy to lose your way. This is nice as a walk to do, but perhaps not ideal as a slow way...

MagneticSpy

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It had been dry for about a month until the couple of days before, even so many of the field paths (and particularly gateways) were wet and muddy. I would agree with previous reviewers about the state of the paths in places and the way in which the actual paths are not where the 1:25k map shows them, especially across the land restored after opencast....

StephenWalker

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Hugh Hudson surveyed Riphea two

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Hugh Hudson surveyed Belhea one

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Hugh Hudson took this photo on Belhea one

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Hugh Hudson took this photo on Heaeas one

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Leaving the meeting point in Heanor market place, we head west along Market Street then left onto Ray Street, which leads us to Derby Road, where it is best to turn left down and cross using the pelican crossing by the Baptist Church. Here we turn left, then right in front of the Bulls Head (which is now open again), crossing more muddy fields and even muddier wooded sections to emerge on the fields above the Denby factory, then past Smithy Houses to emerge on Ryknield Hill by the Derby Road junction. We turn left on a track that leads back up the hill and becomes a field path that eventually reaches a better path that goes right down the hill....

Hugh Hudson

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Our road uses an alleyway to reach Knapp Avenue, and we turn left down Church Street, and cross the by-pass on the road bridge. The path right leads is through a park to emerge on Ilkeston Road, which we cross and turn right, turning left along Church Street to the meeting point in the market place....

Hugh Hudson

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Beautiful and direct route with some great views and a range of terrains. Very wet and muddy this time of year, and not all paths through fields are immediately clear. Lots of stiles so not accessible for wheelchairs....

roy

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After crossing Lime Lane the route uses footpaths across the fields to Stanley Common. Leaving Stanley Common it uses more cross-country footpaths across the ridge before reaching tarmac at Park Hall Lane....

StephenWalker

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This route has the potential to be a Slow Way open to all users but it does need a bit of attention to achieve that. The route leaves the level surface of the cycle route to cross more scrubby ground which I felt spoilt the ease of walking this part of the route. The route to the east side of Shipley Lake is well used and good, having been the access road to the large tarmac area once used as the car park for American Adventure....

Ken

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Hugh Hudson took this photo on Riphea two

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Starting from the square in Heanor, we walk down Market Street, and turn left down Derby Road, crossing at the pelican crossing. We continue a little further and turn right down Nook End Road and Kingsway, then right into Park Street and along the left edge of the Park. At Loscoe Denby Lane we go slightly right and then left along Grammer Street, and follow the path straight on at the end of the street to Codnor Denby Lane, where we turn right (pavement on the right) until we reach the signposted path left, following the signs around the house and then diagonally across the field to a track where we turn right....

Hugh Hudson

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Hugh Hudson took this photo on Heailk one

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Hugh Hudson took this photo on Heailk two

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I have done the closed section as recently as 2021, and it is a good route, so I won't flag this one because in theory the path closure is temporary....

Hugh Hudson

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I was originally planning to walk HEAILK 1 today, from Ilkeston to Heanor, but the Nutbrook trail closure that prompted Stephen to create this route is still in place, so I diverted onto this route and used it all the way to Heanor....

Hugh Hudson

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It follows mostly quiet roads out of Heanor with a light controlled crossing of the main road....

Ken

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We began the walk in Heanor but only a few minutes later we were in the Shipley Country Park. We walked past the Shipley Country Park Visitor’s Centre and for a little while stayed in the Park, before passing Mapperley Reservoir and walking into fields containing calm and uninterested horses....

Lynn Jackson

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Lynn Jackson took this photo on Derhea one

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After 1.8 miles, at the entrance to Lakeside Business Centre, the Nutbrook trail heads south (right) [but this section is closed] and I continued along the lane following the boundary fence of the Shipley Lake building development. When the new access road is reached, turn right to follow it south-west around the boundary fence to eventually reach the Nutbrook Cafe (3 miles from the start). 3.5 miles from the start the Nutbrook trail takes a sharp right turn at a footpath sign....

StephenWalker

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StephenWalker surveyed Heailk two

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A quiet exit from Eastwood downhill on residential roads....

StephenWalker

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StephenWalker took this photo on Heaeas one

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Heanor—Ilkeston

StephenWalker added Heailk two, a new walk from Heanor to Ilkeston

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The section south of Shipley Lake is closed (January 2022) owing to building work on the former American Adventure site....

StephenWalker

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The exit from Heanor is direct and enters Shipley Country Park from the urban area via Sustrans route 67. The correct path has a metal gate but no signage except a notice from the Woodland Trust wrongly stating 'No Public Access' this is very misleading as it's a public footpath so ignore the sign if it's still present. This path takes you across pleasant field to Mapperley Park then a short section of quiet road and right onto another unsigned path which eventually crosses a private airfield, signs offer a warning. Approaching the A608 road crossing the plotting should again be disregarded, Take the climbing surfaced path right. Next a visually pleasant path if you ignore the noise of the adjacent busy but invisible road. It's a direct route between the Derby and Heanor and it's also a very enjoyable leisure walk....

Ken

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I walked this route Heanor to Belper and found it most enjoyable through green countryside with some good views mostly grass fields so some livestock and stiles. Entering the field is entering another world good grass and distant views, a family were attempting to fly a kite as I passed. It's a bit depressing to imagine these fields are the next to accommodate houses, still enjoy them while we can. A wonderful view over the sprawling houses of Belper then through fields that again appear to be just waiting for the developer to move in....

Ken

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Heanor

Alibongo surveyed Heanor

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Away from the traffic on minor roads with pavements, footways or US sidewalks (not footpaths). Narrow bridge with steps at river crossing....

Ken

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This is a great walk BUT the permissive path across Whiteley brickworks has been closed. The definitive paths across the site are also obstructed pending a diversion being discussed between the landowner and Derbyshire CC. See Riphea-2 for an alternative route over this section....

Ken

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Ripley—Heanor

Ken added Riphea two, a new walk from Ripley to Heanor

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Belper—Heanor

Slow Ways added Belhea one, a new walk from Belper to Heanor

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Derby—Heanor

Slow Ways added Derhea one, a new walk from Derby to Heanor

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Heanor—Eastwood

Slow Ways added Heaeas one, a new walk from Heanor to Eastwood

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Heanor—Ilkeston

Slow Ways added Heailk one, a new walk from Heanor to Ilkeston

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Ripley—Heanor

Slow Ways added Riphea one, a new walk from Ripley to Heanor

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Heanor, Mon 4 November

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Heanor’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SK4346446463

Lat / Lon

53.01373° / -1.35361°

Easting / Northing

443,464E / 346,463N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Heanor's meeting point

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Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

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Off-road wheelchair hire

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Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

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