🥾 Walking route
Derwent Dam Green Route
Derbyshire
- 📏 6.4 km · 4 mi
- ⛰ +452 m
- ⏱ 2 hr 15 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance6.4 km · 4 mi
- Elevation+452 m
- Duration2 hr 15 min
- DifficultyChallenging
- Route typeLinear
- TerrainFarm tracks, forest paths and steep open hillside
- Best seasonLate spring to early autumn
- DogsDogs welcome on leads, livestock in fields
About this walk
The Derwent Dam Green Route is a challenging 6.4 km linear walk through the heart of Derbyshire's Upper Derwent Valley, climbing a demanding 452 metres as it links Rowlee Farm with Hope Woodlands. From the start the path rises steadily to Pasture Top, offering broadening views over the reservoirs and the surrounding moorland edges.
The route drops to Fairholmes, the well-known gateway to the valley, before pushing on across Open Hagg towards the finish at Hope Woodlands. Along the way you pass close to the Monument to the Dambusters and the memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog, with Calfhey Wood, Hagg Side and the steep scar of Ashton Clough shaping the landscape around you.
Expect a mix of farm tracks, forest paths and open hillside, with sustained climbs that reward walkers with sweeping views across the Peak District. Allow around 2 hours 15 minutes at a steady pace, and be prepared for changeable upland weather at any time of year.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
5 waypoints along the way
- 1
Rowlee Farm
- 2
Pasture Top
- 3
Fairholmes
- 4
Open Hagg
- 5
Finish: Hope Woodlands
- Finish
The end of the route.
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Monument to the Dambusters
~480 m off the route
Tip the Faithful Sheepdog
~494 m off the route
Calfhey Wood
~284 m off the route
Hagg Side
~201 m off the route
Ashton Clough
~311 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).