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Whether you are wanting to explore our beautiful countryside via easily accessible routes, or if you are planning to use one of our mobility trampers to access the Greenway network, this leaflet will help you learn what Derbyshire has to offer. Use the contacts listed below for more detailed information about the easy access opportunities available. Enjoy Safe Easy Access Derbyshire’s Easy Access Network Wherever and however you gain access to Derbyshire’s countryside it National Park Cycle Hire Centres at Ashbourne, Parsley Hay and Derwent makes sense to stay safe, especially where a route passes through an Reservoirs have a wide variety of cycles for hire, suitable for all ages and urban environment. The following suggestions and information may abilities, including a range for the less able bodied, including trampers, mobility

be helpful: Discover Derbyshire with ease. There are over 300km of scooter, tricycle, handcrank and wheelchair cycles. Not all bikes are available available

Greenways from every Centre. Please call the Centre you are visiting in advance for more in Derbyshire, all meeting easy access guidelines Also information. www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/cyclehire

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Derbyshire's traffic-free Greenways travel through some of the County's how far you could explore? could you far how commitment to provide high quality accommodation and facilities for everyone. wondered Ever most beautiful landscapes. Many of the routes follow old railway lines Road Crossings and Road Safety: Our Greenways network often has

and provide a safe, traffic-free environment for all the family. They controlled crossings where they cross major roads. Warning signs and road Disabled Holiday Information

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provide the perfect network for users of disability scooters, or great information on opportunities for people with disabilities.

wheechairs, allowing people of limited mobility to explore further. They Mobility Scooters: It’s website allows disabled users to plan holidays and activities: Make sure that you get a scooter that is appropriate for your www.disabledholidayinfo.org.uk/index.htm Access also provide the perfect opportunity for people with prams and needs. Get professional advice before buying a mobility scooter. This could mean pushchairs to feel confident in accessing the countryside. getting an assessment and advice from your local occupational therapist or a reputable dealer, who may measure you for specific requirements to meet your Community Transport in Derbyshire The network is expanding as new routes are developed. To report any needs. Make sure your scooter is properly maintained and that you are aware of problems encountered on any of these routes or to comment on the all its functions. Keep the battery fully charged and get to know how far your Community Transport provides an accessible travel service to help network, contact us at Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190. scooter can go on a fully charged battery. If you are storing the vehicle for long people get out and about, especially those with mobility problems periods without use, make sure the battery is charged at least once a month. who have difficulty using public transport. Services include Dial-a-Bus, Please use the routes responsibly and follow the countryside code: Dial-a-Ride, Community Car Schemes and Group Travel. If you need any Free www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/enjoying/countrysidecode Contacts for Routes Key to symbols Easy Access Cycling Visitor Centre information please contact your local Scheme listed below or ring the In Derbyshire Walking Horse Riding Tramper Hire Public Transport Unit at Derbyshire County Council on 01629 536713 or, Map Changing Places Facilities: Spacious accessible toilet with specialised alternatively, visit www.derbyshirect.com equipment, including height adjustable changing bench and hoist. Blackwell Trail Peak Forest Canal Access Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Canal and River Trust www.canalrivertrust.org.uk t: 0303 0404040 RADAR key operated. Located at Shipley Country Park, Community Transport Clay Cross Countryside Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01629 533020 Country Park and Cromford Wharf. Look for this symbol. Ripley Greenway Tel: 01773 746652 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ct4tc.org.uk Derbyshire Water Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service (Operated by Community Transport for Town and County) Carsington Sports and Leisure www.stwater.com t: 01629 540696 Shipley Country Park www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01773 719961 Access Organisations in Derbyshire Ashbourne Community Transport Countryside for everyone Chesterfield Canal Rosliston Forestry Centre www. t: Tel: 01335 300670 Email: [email protected] Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service District Council south-derbys.gov.uk 01283 563483 Amber Valley Access Group Tapton Lock Visitor Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01246 551035 Sett Valley Trail Promoting easy access across Amber Valley. and Eyam Community Transport Cromford Canal Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Tel: 01773 740246 Fax: 01773 570185 Tel: 01629 641920 Email: [email protected] Arkwright’s Mill www.arkwrightsociety.org.uk t: 01629 823256 Hayfield Information Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01663 746222 Shipley Country Park Access Group Chesterfield Community Transport Nottinghamshire County Council and Derbyshire County Council Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Promotes access for all. Part of the larger forum of Derbyshire Access Groups. Tel: 01246 209668 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ct4tc.org.uk Museum and Education Centre www.creswell-crags.org.uk t: 01909 720378 Visitor Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01773 719961 Email: [email protected] (Operated by Community Transport for Town and County) Derby Riverside Path and Derby Canal Path Silverhill Greenway* Clowne and District Community Transport Derby City Council www.derby.gov.uk t: 01332 640809 Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Access Group Clay Cross Countryside Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01629 533020 Tel: 01246 573040 Email: [email protected] Derwent Reservoirs Meets socially and campaigns formally on all access related issues that disabled National Park Authority www.peakdistrict.gov.uk t: 01433 650953 Stockley Trail people (adults/children) come across within their lives/communities. Also provides Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Erewash Community Transport Erewash Valley Trail Clay Cross Countryside Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01629 533020 information related to disabled access and provides access audits for the built Tel: 0115 930 9134 Email: [email protected] Broxtowe Borough Council www.broxtowe.gov.uk t: 0115 917 7777 environment and countryside. Email: [email protected] Thornhill Trail Website: www.erewashct.org.uk www. t: Elvaston Castle Country Park Peak District National Park Authority peakdistrict.gov.uk 01629 816200 High Peak Access Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Community Transport Estate Office www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01629533870 Tissington Trail High Peak Access is a voluntary constituted group. It is a vibrant campaigning Tel: 01457 861635 Email: [email protected] Peak District National Park Authority www.peakdistrict.gov.uk t: 01629 816200 Five Pits Trail* group, led by disabled people. It is the amalgamation of the four High Peak Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Trans Pennine Trail - Chesterfield Spur NCN67 Access Groups: Hope Valley, , Glossop and . Tel: 01663 735350 Community Transport Clay Cross Countryside Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01629 533020 Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Email: [email protected] Website: www.highpeakaccess.org.uk Tel: 01283 550764 Email: [email protected] www. t: Tapton Lock Visitor Centre derbyshire.gov.uk 01246 551035 Elaine Hill, Peaks and Dales Volunteering and Advancement Project. Great Northern Greenway Disabled Persons' Travel Helpline (National) Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Trans Pennine Trail - NCN62 Tel: 0780 587 8729 Website: www.dcil.org.uk/PDVA Shipley Country Park www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01773 719961 United Utilities www.united utilities.com t: 01457 851083 Tel: 08717 818179 Trent Valley Greenway Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Middleton Top Countryside Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01629 823204 Shipley Country Park www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01773 719961 If you have always wanted High Peak Trail to get out and about in our Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service beautiful countryside and Middleton Top Countryside Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01629 823204 Around Derbyshire found access difficult then our Peak District National Park Authority www.peakdistrict.gov.uk t: 01629 816200 acquisition of several all-terrain Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail Ironville Greenway vehicles (known as Trampers) Leicestershire County Council www.leics.gov.uk t: 0116 305 5000 Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service means that access is now Derbyshire County Council Tramper hire Shipley Country Park www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01773 719961 Manifold Track Elvaston Castle Country Park 01629 533870 possible for more people. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk t: 01538 483741 Greenway Shipley Country Park 01773 719961 Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Meden Trail Middleton Top Countryside Centre 01629 823204 Located at the countryside Tapton Lock Visitor Centre www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01246 551035 Mansfield District Council www.mansfield.gov.uk t: 01623 463026 Tapton Lock Visitor Centre 01246 551035 centres shown opposite these High Peak Junction Visitor Centre 01629 823204 Mickleover Greenway Teversal Trails* robust machines can give Hayfield Countryside Centre 01663 746222 Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Ashfield District Council www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk t: 01623 450000 you unheard of freedom. Shipley Country Park www.derbyshire.gov.uk t: 01773 719961 Gold Card is the travel, discount and library card for people of Other Tramper hire sites in Derbyshire Timberland Trail Creswell Crags 01909 720378, Carsington Water, Monsal Trail Mansfield District Council www.mansfield.gov.uk t: 01623 463026 pensionable age and some disabled people. Gold Card allows Derwent Reservoirs and Parsley Hay Peak District National Park Authority www.peakdistrict.gov.uk t: 01629 816200 for free, off-peak, England-wide local bus travel. Card holders Phoenix Greenways Nutbrook Trail * Indicates trails forming part of the Phoenix Greenways network. For more also get discounts at around 1,000 local businesses and can Visit our website for more information detailed information about each of the routes, Derbyshire’s cycle hire centres, site maps and facilities, Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service use it to borrow at all local libraries. and availability at selected sites around the County. www. t: visit our website at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/countryside. Shipley Country Park derbyshire.gov.uk 01773 719961 More information at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/goldcard www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/access