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Friday 19 September 2025

Belper and Blackbrook

Car park at Belper River Gardens, off Matlock Road, DE56 1FE Grid Ref: SK 346 481.

9.30am. Finish: 2.30pm.

6 miles

Moderate/strenuous

10+ stiles

Join Ben to explore the countryside and villages around Belper. Learn about the history of the historic mill town and its place at the heart of the industrial revolution. Great views, but some steep hills. (10 + stiles). Bring a packed lunch as we will stop for lunch.

Booking essential for all walks via our online booking form. If you need any assistance, please call Marion Farrell on 07801 122 494.

Amber Valley Ambles Riddings Gentle Flat Walk

Riddings Community Centre Car Park, West St, Riddings, Derbyshire DE55 4EW. Grid Ref: SK 425 527.

12.30pm. Finish: 2pm.

0.5 mile

Easy access

No stiles

Join Michaela and Chris for a participant led bench to bench walk – you decide the distance! A flat walk suitable for all including long term health conditions and/or disabilities. The walk is ½ mile maximum in length but as many breaks as required can be incorporated. (No stiles). Optional refreshments afterwards.

Booking essential for all walks via our online booking form. If you need any assistance, please call Marion Farrell on 07801 122 494.

Accessible by bus

Accessible by train

Children welcome

Dogs allowed

Free parking

No dogs allowed

No parking

Not suitable for children

Parking fee

Pushchair accessible

Take a packed lunch

Toilet available en route

Wheelchair accessible

Grades are provided as a general guide only - if you have any doubt about your fitness for a particular walk please contact the organiser or leader in advance. You should also bear in mind the distance of the walk, regional differences in terrain and the possibility of bad weather, which can make a walk more difficult than planned. If you’re unsure of your fitness level, try a short and easy walk first: it’s much better to find a walk a little too slow and easy than to make yourself miserable and exhausted. Leaders may refuse to accept participants who in their opinion are inadequately equipped or unfit.

Walks are graded for difficulty as follows:

Easy access: Walks for everyone, including people with conventional wheelchairs and pushchairs, using easy access paths. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn. Assistance may be needed to push wheelchairs on some sections, please enquire.

Easy: Walks for anyone who does not have a mobility difficulty or a specific health problem or is seriously unfit. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn.

Moderate: Walks for people with country walking experience and a good level of fitness. May include some steep paths and open country, and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential.

Strenuous: Walks for experienced country walkers with an above average fitness level. May include hills and rough country, and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential. People in doubt about their fitness are advised to contact the organiser or leader in advance.

Belper and Blackbrook

Amber Valley Ambles Riddings Gentle Flat Walk

What does each symbol mean?

Walks grading