After another day hard at work on Katie's house it was time for another day
out walking.
Having had a quick look on the internet there seemed to be some good walks around Matlock .. not too far away. So selecting a circular walk around Cromford and the Arkwright mill. we set off.. all was well until we hit the queues coming back from the main Cromford crossroads. We sat for ages and finally got through and down to the mill.
Having had a quick look on the internet there seemed to be some good walks around Matlock .. not too far away. So selecting a circular walk around Cromford and the Arkwright mill. we set off.. all was well until we hit the queues coming back from the main Cromford crossroads. We sat for ages and finally got through and down to the mill.
Parking in the mill car park we got ready and set off back to the village and
over the A6 we had come in on. then it was up through the village, then a back
entry footpath before we were high enough to get into the fields.
From here it was still parallel to the road to Black Rocks, from here we hit the trans Pennine route, across the top to the edge of the fell on the old railway track ... there was an engine shed and a pond (that Bertie really liked). The engine was used to haul up the rail cars on a cable. A smooth walk , and steeply downhill on a gradient. At the end of the gradient was a trap to prevent runaways before it came out at the canal
From here it was still parallel to the road to Black Rocks, from here we hit the trans Pennine route, across the top to the edge of the fell on the old railway track ... there was an engine shed and a pond (that Bertie really liked). The engine was used to haul up the rail cars on a cable. A smooth walk , and steeply downhill on a gradient. At the end of the gradient was a trap to prevent runaways before it came out at the canal
From here we did a little tour of the canal ... down past some wharves, past a
pumping station, to a strange house at a junction of disused and active canals
which had painted windows. This was the queue to traverse around the slope and
head back up to another mill (modern) before heading back to the car park
along the edge of the fell opposite to the railway line.
Getting a bit tired by now this final section along a road (we came off the fell too early) was a bit of a drag, but we perked up at the thought of tea at the mill.
Getting a bit tired by now this final section along a road (we came off the fell too early) was a bit of a drag, but we perked up at the thought of tea at the mill.
