Derwent Valley Heritage Way

53°06′39″N 1°33′09″W / 53.1108°N 1.5526°W / 53.1108; -1.5526

Derwent Valley Heritage Way
Cromford Wharf
Length	88 km (55 mi)
Location	Derbyshire
Established	2003
Trailheads	Ladybower Reservoir (north of Bamford) to Shardlow
Use	Walking
Elevation gain/loss	1,002 metres (3,287 ft)
Highest point	220 metres (722 ft)
Season	All

The Derwent Valley Heritage Way (DVHW) is a 55 miles (89 km) waymarked footpath along the Derwent Valley through the Peak District (as far as Rowsley). The walk starts from Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District National Park via Chatsworth, the scenery around the Derbyshire Dales, and through the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. It follows the Riverside Path through Derby and continues onwards to the historic inland port of Shardlow. Journey's end is at Derwent Mouth where the River Derwent flows into the River Trent.^[1]

The walk was established by The Derwent Valley Trust, which was set up in 1996. The route was planned and developed by Derbyshire Countryside Ranger, Rick Jillings. The Duke of Devonshire opened the walk at Chatsworth House in 2003.^[2][3]

Places on the route and highlights on or near the trail:^[4]

• Ladybower Reservoir: Heatherdene car park
• Thornhill
• Mytham Bridge
• Shatton Bridge over the River Noe
• Leadmill Bridge
• Hathersage
• Grindleford
• Froggatt: Froggatt Woods, Froggatt Bridge
• Calver: Calver Bridge
• Bubnell

• Baslow
• Chatsworth Park: Chatsworth House
• Calton Lees
• Rowsley
• River Wye
• Caudwell's Mill
• Churchtown
• Darley Bridge
• Cawdor Quarry

• Matlock: Hall Leys Park, Bentley Brook
• Matlock Bath
• High Tor summit: Derwent Gorge
• Heights of Abraham cable car
• Masson Mill
• Cromford: Pavilion, Arkwright’s Cromford Mill
• Cromford Canal: High Peak Junction, Leawood Pump House
• Whatstandwell
• Ambergate: River Amber
• The Birches (Woodland Trust wood)
• North and East Mills

• Belper
• Coppice Brook
• Makeney
• Duffield Bridge
• Peckwash Mill
• Rigga Quarry
• Little Eaton
• Darley Abbey: Darley Abbey Mills, toll bridge
• Darley Park
• Derby Riverside Path at Handyside Bridge
• Derby Silk Mill
• River Gardens

• Derby: Pride Park, Alvaston Park
• Elvaston Castle Country Park
• Borrowash: Borrowash Bridge
• Ambaston
• Shardlow: Heritage Centre, Clock Warehouse
• Trent and Mersey Canal
• Derwent Mouth: Derwent Mouth Lock, River Trent

v t e Derwent Valley Heritage Way
Legend
Ladybower Reservoir River Derwent Bamford Bamford station Hathersage station Froggatt Baslow Chatsworth House Rowsley River Wye Rowsley South Darley Dale Matlock Matlock Bath & Masson Mills Cromford Mill Cromford station High Peak Trail High Peak Junction Leawood Pump House Whatstandwell Cromford Canal River Amber Ambergate Belper Duffield station Darley Abbey Mills Derby Silk Mill Derby station Elvaston Castle Country Park Trent and Mersey Canal Shardlow Marina Derwent Mouth at River Trent
Sources[5]

Train stations: Bamford, Hathersage, Rowsley South, Darley Dale, Matlock, Matlock Bath, Cromford, Whatstandwell, Ambergate, Belper, Duffield, Derby.

The route is covered by 4 OS Explorer maps:^[6]

• OL1 - The Peak District (Dark Peak)
• OL24 - The Peak District (White Peak)
• 259 - Derby
• 260 - Nottingham

Connected paths: Bonnie Prince Charlie Walk, Centenary Way (Derbyshire), High Peak Trail, Midshires Way.^[2]

The official guide book is 'The Derwent Valley Heritage Way' published by Bannister Publications, 2ed, 2014.

• Official Site of the Derwent Valley Heritage Way
• Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site