Saturday 17th August
Leader, Report & Photos: Mel
Walk Report
Starting from Rowsley Old Station car park the Saturday walking group followed the short section of pathway to reach Rowsley Bar. Here a slight change of route was required to accommodate footpath closures associated with forestry work. Undeterred, the group made good use of the bridleway through Copy Wood to return to the planned route at Tinkersley for the woodland traverse to Northwood Carr and Northwood. Here coffee was taken with sunlit views over to Stanton Moor. From here single track roads, dotted with cottages and homes many recently restored, were used to reach Darley Hill Side and on through Tow Dales to reach the western edge of Upper Hackney. After crossing the A6 the route chosen joined the Dewent Valley Way Heritage Way for the very pleasant walk back to Rowsley. On the way the group were treated to the sight of one of the Peak Rail steam locomotives travelling towards Matlock. Lunch with entertainment at the Darley Bridge cricket ground and a short stop to view the 2000 year old Yew Tree at Churchtown.
