Bakewell to Edensor and Chatsworth by Calton Pastures

The walk starts from the long-stay car park at the Agricultural Business Centre in Bakewell. It crosses the Wye by a footbridge, goes over the old town bridge and up Station Road to the former station, then climbs through the golf course and the wood to Ball Cross. A quiet lane and a field path lead east and down to Edensor, the village rebuilt by the 6th Duke of Devonshire, and a path crosses the park to Paine's Bridge and the view of Chatsworth House. The route returns to Edensor, climbs the bridleway through the park to New Piece Wood, crosses the open grassland of Calton Pastures and drops through the Haddon estate's woods to Bakewell.

It is 10.6 km with 349 m of ascent; allow about 3½ hours. The grade is Moderate: there are two climbs of about 150 m, one each way.

The woodland paths on both sides of the hill are steep, muddy and uneven. In Chatsworth park dogs must be on a lead, among sheep, cattle and deer, and events can close parts of the park. Cyclists share the bridleway above Edensor. A third of the walk is on pavements and quiet lanes.

The Derbyshire Dales car park charges. Bakewell has no railway station: the old line is now the Monsal Trail, which the walk crosses.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.