4.5 mile bakewell 2

This short walk begins on the A6 - next to Bakewell rec.
1. Opposite the park take the road leading up - Park Road.

2. At the end of Park View is a gate - go through this and follow the path uphill; take the steps and pass the cemetery - when you come to a T junction at the school turn left.

converging paths - Haddon fields

3. follow the well marked path to Shutts Lane - follow the road: where the road takes a sharp right, take the gate in front, follow the wall on your left to a stile, over the stile follow the diagonally over Haddon fields(bearing right) - until you meet a bridlepath.  Walk down the hill - looking at Haddon Hall - until you get to the A6.  Cross with care - go left - hidden in the hedge is a stile - take this.

 path by the river

4.On exiting the wood go straight on: follow the river path back towards the agricultural centre - on leaving the fields turn left again over Meaden bridge - turn right past the allotments - when you get to Wye Bank road cross over and through a snicket to the park ............through the park back to the A6