front. Pass this and head straight on down the hill, hill, the down on straight head and this Pass front. along the Trail to Middleton Top. Middleton to Trail the along Peak Trail). Trail). Peak

on. A waymarking post will soon come into view in in view into come soon will post waymarking A on. the High Peak Trail at Hopton Cottage. Turn left left Turn Cottage. Hopton at Trail Peak High the the and High Peak Railway (now the High High the (now Railway Peak High and Cromford the

then slightly veers away from it, but still heads straight straight heads still but it, from away veers slightly then Carsington Water comes into view, until you reach reach you until view, into comes Water Carsington from this quarry was taken away for many years by by years many for away taken was quarry this from

follows the wall on the right for some 25 metres and and metres 25 some for right the on wall the follows until you meet a track. Carry on straight ahead, as as ahead, straight on Carry track. a meet you until the now abandoned Intake Quarry. Quarry. Intake abandoned now the The stone stone The C

a stile beside a gate at the first finger post. The path path The post. finger first the at gate a beside stile a the gate, onto the bridleway and follow the wall wall the follow and bridleway the onto gate, the beside a wire fence which forms the boundary with with boundary the forms which fence wire a beside

Turn right into Moor Farm’s yard and right again over over again right and yard Farm’s Moor into right Turn circuit. To return to Middleton Top, turn left before before left turn Top, Middleton to return To circuit. a gate. Once over this stile, continue straight ahead ahead straight continue stile, this over Once gate. a

This is the turning off point for the Hopton Top Top Hopton the for point off turning the is This stile is in the left hand corner of the field and not by by not and field the of corner hand left the in is stile

A pleasant walk with one steep climb. steep one with walk pleasant A as you approach a solitary hawthorn tree. The next next The tree. hawthorn solitary a approach you as

Distance: 4.5 miles (7 kms). Time: 2.5 hours. 2.5 Time: kms). (7 miles 4.5 Distance: Harboro Rocks to your left. your to Rocks Harboro series of stiles beside gates and be ready to leave it it leave to ready be and gates beside stiles of series

limestone area ahead and the top of of top the and ahead area Peak White limestone

Turn left on Raines Lane and follow the track via a a via track the follow and Lane Raines on left Turn

first gateway gateway first J taking in lovely views of the the of views lovely in taking HOPTON TOP HOPTON

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survive on the exposed hilltop. Drop down to the the to down Drop hilltop. exposed the on survive

on! MIDDLETON MOOR TO TO MOOR MIDDLETON

follow it up the hill past a few trees struggling to to struggling trees few a past hill the up it follow the rock left to support the ground you are walking walking are you ground the support to left rock the

Turn right and and right Turn Derby, in the south, via Wirksworth. Wirksworth. via south, the in Derby, no danger however, as there are massive pillars of of pillars massive are there as however, danger no

Brough on Noe in the north to Little Chester, near near Chester, Little to north the in Noe on Brough starting point. point. starting Limestone Mine collapsed several years ago. There is is There ago. years several collapsed Mine Limestone

Portway (locally called the Chariot Way). It ran from from ran It Way). Chariot the called (locally Portway High Peak Trail and turn left along the trail to your your to trail the along left turn and Trail Peak High hollow caused when part of the roof of Middleton Middleton of roof the of part when caused hollow

track. track. This is a Roman built route known as the the as known route built Roman a is This I farmyard, follow the lane to where it is crossed by the the by crossed is it where to lane the follow farmyard, On the way you will pass a large large a pass will you way the On B Raines Lane. Lane. Raines

two fields and then up the hill to join a wide quarry quarry wide a join to hill the up then and fields two To return to Middleton Top, turn left through the the through left turn Top, Middleton to return To towards Derby. towards Carry straight on until you meet meet you until on straight Carry

Follow the fence over over fence the Follow established wildlife habitats. habitats. wildlife established This is the turning off point for the Hopton Top circuit. circuit. Top Hopton the for point off turning the is This Behind you are impressive views southwards southwards views impressive are you Behind A A

fence fence of the old mineral lagoons, now now lagoons, mineral old the of H gate. Go left up the track to the top of the rise. rise. the of top the to track the up left Go gate.

another stile and then on to pick up the boundary boundary the up pick to on then and stile another come to the yard of Moor Farm. Moor of yard the to come through a gate and turn right through the kissing kissing the through right turn and gate a through

close to the wall) to a stile. Turn left here, over over here, left Turn stile. a to wall) the to close economy. economy. Turn left along the track and on until you you until on and track the along left Turn the Middleton Moor finger post. Go up the steps, steps, the up Go post. finger Moor Middleton the

From the road go straight on up the hill, (keeping (keeping hill, the up on straight go road the From processing are still very important to the local local the to important very still are processing From the rear of the Visitor Centre, cross the trail to to trail the cross Centre, Visitor the of rear the From

of Ryder Point Processing. Mineral extraction and and extraction Mineral Processing. Point Ryder of

od road. BEWARE OF TRAFFIC. OF BEWARE G the opposite side of the valley are the Hopton Works Works Hopton the are valley the of side opposite the Short, easy walk. easy Short,

and through Armless Farm’s yard and cross the the cross and yard Farm’s Armless through and The buildings on on buildings The carry on downhill to a farm track. farm a to downhill on carry E Distance: 1.5 miles (2.5kms). Time: 1 hour. hour. 1 Time: (2.5kms). miles 1.5 Distance:

Walk down through a wooden gate gate wooden a through down Walk worth a look. a worth stopped due to the highly toxic nature of lead. of nature toxic highly the to due stopped Then Then

stonework on the arch and embankment is well well is embankment and arch the on stonework was used in cosmetics. Many of these uses have since since have uses these of Many cosmetics. in used was

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F nace rde bridge. arched an The beautifully crafted crafted beautifully The variety of uses from pipes to pigments in paint, and and paint, in pigments to pipes from uses of variety

MIDDLETON TOP TO TO TOP MIDDLETON

the wall. Go left under the former railway through through railway former the under left Go wall. the Bradwell lead mine shaft, now capped). Lead had a a had Lead capped). now shaft, mine lead Bradwell

with Hopton Wood Quarry on the right, to a stile in in stile a to right, the on Quarry Wood Hopton with olwtefneoe h ie rise the over fence the Follow (passing the old old the (passing D

Ryder Point bridge carries the trail over the road. the over trail the carries bridge Point Ryder

Hopton Tunnel on the High Peak Trail and and Trail Peak High the on Tunnel Hopton

From left: View from the High Peak Trail, Trail, Peak High the from View left: From

Middleton Top Middleton

Four circuit walks from walks circuit Four High Peak Trail Peak High

Follow the Country Code 2 High Peak Trail Enjoy the countryside and respect its life Situated within the Derwent Valley World Heritage and work. Site at the junction of the with the Four circuit walks from Guard against all risk of fire. High Peak Trail, you can visit these former railway Middleton Top Leave all gates as you find them. workshops or explore further using another set of four Keep your dogs under close control. circuit walks that start here. Open every day in the Keep to public paths across farmland. summer and weekends only in the winter, the shop Use gates and stiles to cross fences and walls. sells refreshments and stocks gifts and information. Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone. Take your litter home. How to Find Us Help to keep all water clean. Protect wildlife, plants and trees. Easily accessed from Middleton Top, the High Peak Take special care on country roads. Trail is just off the B5035 between Wirksworth and Make no unnecessary noise. Ashbourne. Look for the brown tourist signs. There No cycling on public footpaths. is ample on site pay and display parking.

Cycle Hire Contacts Prefer to cycle rather than walk? Cycles can be If you need to find out more please contact 01629 hired from Middleton Top. Contact 01629 823204 823204, alternatively telephone Call for more information on opening hours and costs. Alternatively visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk and on 01629 533190. search for cycle hire. If you have difficulty reading this, it can be made The High Peak Trail offers 17.5 traffic-free miles of available in other formats. For information please cycling through beautiful countryside. It connects contact Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190. with the at Parsley Hay. Pick up one of our leaflets at the shop for details. Public Transport

Middleton Top Engine House You can find out the most suitable bus and rail service by contacting Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. This Scheduled Ancient Monument contains a superb pair of beam engines. Built in 1829 and driven by steam, the winding engine raised and lowered waggons on the Middleton Incline of the Cromford and High Peak Railway. For more details on public transport in Derbyshire The Engine House is open some weekends during log on to www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/ the summer months. For dates and times see our public_transport separate literature or visit our website. There is an Designed and produced by Derbyshire County Council, County Hall, admission charge. Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG. www.derbyshire.gov.uk August 2013. Four circuit walks from Middleton Top

Around the High Peak Trail From left: The Portway, Harboro’ Rocks and a ‘kneetrapper’ type stile.

M The path from here can be harder to follow as it passes through fields, sometimes growing tall barley or silage grass for livestock feed. 4 HARBORO’ ROCKS TO MANYSTONES 3 HOPTON TOP TO HARBORO’ ROCKS The path turns left through a wicket gate and heads up the field moving Distance: 7 miles (11.5kms). Time: 4 hours. away from the fence on your right. Look for a stile on the brow of the hill Distance: 5 miles (7.5kms). Time: 3 hours. A pleasant walk over open countryside returning via the (approximately 20 metres left of a gateway). Go on across the next field Very pleasant walk, with spectacular views High Peak Trail. to the stile in the left corner. Continue, then diagonally right downhill and one steep climb. N to a real "knee trapper" stile. The path then joins a farm track. Follow To carry on and walk the longest circuit to Manystones Cutting, it down the dip. Do not go through the gate at the very bottom, but turn For Harboro Rocks, continue straight on do not turn to New Harboro’ Farm. Continue along the Chariot left at the next gateway on the left, into the next field. through the gate for about 0.25 mile. M Way, downhill, over a cattle grid and past the private road to Another track joins on the left, by a Griffe Walk Farm. Keep straight ahead on this long, wide The path now heads across the middle of this field, straight up the hill cattle grid, from the mineral processing walled lane with the steep sided Via Gellia Valley on towards the trees. At the plantation, cross two more stiles and emerge works on the brow of the hill. your right. Pass under the power lines and continue out onto the High Peak Trail at Manystones Cutting. Turn left onto the along the track until you reach a finger post. trail to return to Middleton Top. To ascend to Harboro’ Rocks turn left over the cattle grid, and follow the wall on N your right to New Harboro’ Farm. Turn right through a small gate and then left along the back of the farm buildings and through a gateway. Go straight uphill, heading just right of a tree on the hilltop. Cross a stone stile and then a step over stile in the next wall, (about 40 metres right of the tree). Manystones Cutting Carry on up the hill bearing ay rial right to the waymarker To P arsley H B Ti ssington T post on the horizon. and Harboro’ K Middleton Moor K You are now at the Rocks L back of Harboro’ Rocks, E A To High an impressive outcrop J C Peak of dolomitic limestone, Junction I D with caves that were H G F inhabited in the Stone Age Middleton and probably later by lead Top Visitor Centre miners. The path bears to the right, over the rocks and steeply Hig P down. L Mind your step whilst Th i eak ra l admiring the view of Carsington r Peak T ail High Water, or discovering the wild herbs such as Wild Thyme and Common Rock Rose that grow on the rocks. Hopton Top Pass Harboro’ Farm and join the High Peak Trail by Hoben Industrial Key works. Turn left to return to Middleton Top. Walk 1 Start/finish Refreshments/snacks Walk 2 Features of interest Pay and Display Parking © Crown copyright and Walk 3 Information Picnic site Scale database rights 2013. Ordnance Survey Walk 4 Toilets Shop 0 1km 100023251.