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At the field boundary continue to climb climb to continue boundary field the At field. the oss acr conditions. wet in ficult dif be can and osses the trail, you will soon enter Hopton Hopton enter soon will you trail, the osses cr that track POINT A POINT Climb over the stile and follow the footpath footpath the follow and stile the over Climb etch. It is very steep, steep, very is It etch. str next the on eful car be Please 2 ough ough r a over and gates of pair a ough thr passing After finger post on your left, indicating a footpath to your right. your to footpath a indicating left, your on post finger each the woodland at the far end. far the at woodland the each r ong way! ong wr the gone you've incline, steep the down going on your map. Look for a a for Look map. your on A POINT each r you until eservoir r , and soon soon and , Chair King's the as known op outcr ock r a past rail. If you start start you If rail. 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This takes you you takes This you. of ahead ectly dir track the follow again, field, watching out for capped mine shafts. At the head head the At shafts. mine capped for out watching field, ns right right ns tur it When incline. slight a up right sharp ns tur ounding ounding surr the and Wirksworth ound ar walks follow 4 oad soon soon oad r The house. public Arms Miners the behind oad r Keep the stone wall to your left, and walk up the the up walk and left, your to wall stone the Keep This walk is one of a series of waymarked and easy to to easy and waymarked of series a of one is walk This challenging 8 miles to your walk) take the right fork on the the on fork right the take walk) your to miles 8 challenging ater (adding a further further a (adding ater W Carsington ound ar continue o T ater W Carsington to ge Villa Carsington orth w s Wirk on the High Peak Trail, wind turbines from Hopton Bottom.