Distance = Medium walk 4 – 7 miles
Grade = Medium (some uneven ground with steep inclines)
Chatsworth Round Walk,
From the main car park in Baslow, we follow the path along the river till you get to a gate that allows you in to the Chatsworth grounds. We then start to walk across the grounds up towards the wooded area above you. This pathway starts to get steeper the closer you get to the woods and towards the top of the grassed area the incline is quite steep. You enter the woods by climbing a stepped wall, where you then walk up a wooded path, this too is quite steep until you reach the road way at the top.
I will warn you that the start to this walk is a bit of a drag up, it will be hard work but it is worth doing it and we get all the uphill out of the way at the start. There is no need to worry time will be taken to complete this so it can be taken at your own pace.
Once we get up to the access road its a short walk to the hunting tower where we can have a well earned rest. Once we have all got our breath back we follow the access road through the upper grounds of Chatsworth. After a distance the road starts to wind back down where we will eventually come out by the farm/children’s playground entrance. From here we walk out in front of the house and cross over grassed area back towards the entrance gate.
Once through this we follow the pathway back to the car park and the finish.
Depending on if the livestock are grazing in the Chatsworth grounds; this walk allows the dogs to be off lead for long periods of time. However care must be taken by every owner to ensure no problems occur.
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( 3 / 1550 )Well, the first walk seemed to be a resounding success.
There was a good turnout, but also a small enough group that Vicky was able to dart back and forth between everyone to get flyers to the innocent passers by, which made them slightly less worried about the large pack of (well behaved) dogs and (not so well behaved :-)) owners that were suddenly upon them ;-)
The 3 mile estimate was probably a bit on the conservative side, but the stop at the Norfolk Arms for a hlafway refreshment more than made up for it.
I think it's fair to say that all dogs and owners had a thoroughly enjoyable time, so please enjoy the photos that were taken
SDWG October walk photos on flickr
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( 3.1 / 1810 )Hello, thanks for stopping by at our new website, we hope you'll enjoy looking at the fun that the dogs and their owners have had, and that you will join us soon
Cheers
-Chris and Vicky
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