Walks from Season Five - Rother Valley Country Park
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Walk Info
Distance | 3½ miles (5.6km) |
Minimum time | 1½ hours |
Total ascent | 215 ft (66m) |
Level of difficulty | Easy |
Paths | Public footpaths throughout 2 gates |
Map | |
Start/finish | Grid SK 45369 82801 |
Dogs? | Keep on leads on the Trans Pennine Trail |
Parking | Rother Valley Country Park Pay & Display car park |
Public Transport | TBC |
Toilets/Refreshments | At Bedgreave Mill |
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Route Directions
- Park in the main car park at Rother Valley Country Park and take a moment to walk over to the lakes to admire the wildlife.
- When you're ready, walk away from the lakes to the direction of entrance to the car park you've just driven through.
- The various shops and cafe at Bedgreave Mill are on the right here.
- Once you've walked out of the car park, turn right, and then left to cross the bridge over the River Rother.
- At the junction - with the sign for many paths - turn left to walk along Pit House Lane.
- Soon, the lane reaches a gate fence, where it becomes the vehicle-free part of the Trans Pennine Trail (TPT).
- Follow the TPT, remembering it is also a cycle and horse riding track too.
- The wood on the right is Wales Wood.
- After a while, the TPT splits, with a path heading over the fine bridge on the left. For our walk, carry straight on along the main TPT route.
- As the TPT turns to the left, it starts to get a little bit boggy... so take care around here.
- The TPT takes a hard left turn to cross the River Rother over a fairly narrow bridge.
- There's a path which heads back towards the lakes on the left, but turn right to follow the TPT over the bridge across the first set of railway lines.
- At the other side, walk carefully across the entrance to the works using the clearly marked path, and carry on over the second railway bridge.
- Once over the second railway bridge, turn left and follow the tree-lined path with the railway on your left side.
- The TPT eventually turns left - follow it as it goes over the railway once more, and then underneath an old railway bridge, to reach the lake.
- You're back into Rother Valley Country Park now, and turn right to follow the walk around the main lake.
- The clearly marked paths and signs take you past the cycle hire shop and back to the car park.
Relevant Links
National Trust - Peak District
Information about the National Trust's land and landscapes in the Peak District.
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