Presented by
Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire Ramblers Association
Starting point
Renishaw Trans Pennine Trail Car Park S21 3WF
(Close to the Sitwell Arms Hotel)
Grid reference SK4441,7813
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What to take
- a drink
- comfortable shoes or boots
- warm, waterproof clothing in case of rain
- packed lunch
Overview of walk grades
- Easy Access - Suitable for people with conventional wheelchairs and pushchairs.
- Easy - For anyone who doesn’t have a mobility or specific health problem, or is seriously unfit.
- Leisurely - For reasonably fit people with at least a little country walking experience
- Moderate - For people with country walking experience and a good level of fitness.
- Strenuous - For experienced country walkers with an above average fitness level.
Access
Registered assistance dogs welcome.
Reminiscence of Bygone Iron
Walking Festival 2025 (Leisurely, 9 miles)
- Accessibility of route - Leisurely
- Description of route - Circular walk, 6-10 stiles, 2 stops
- Length of route (miles) - 9 miles
- Typical duration of route - 5 hours
- Children welcome
- Dogs on leads welcome
- Bring a packed lunch
- Free parking
The walk starts from Renishaw whose history includes substantial iron working. The Renishaw Iron Works were first built in 1785 by Thomas Appleby mainly producing pig iron for the iron foundry industry. The works continued in one form or another until 1970.
A very easy section along part of the Trans Pennine Trail will bring you to the edge of Killamarsh. Here we join the Cuckoo Way for a short walk to Church Town. Here we turn south for an extensive section of cross and field edge walking to reach the village of High Moor, once a thriving part of the coal industry. Then using more field paths and a section of woodland to skirt a small dam before a gentle climb to the village of Spinkhill dominated by the roman catholic Mount St Mary School. Passing through the school grounds the route now descends gently back to the Chesterfield canal where we use the Cuckoo Way to return to Renishaw.
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