Walk · Derbyshire

Bakewell riverside and Holme Bridge

Bakewell

2.6MILES

1hON FOOT

40mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 55%Lane & track 25%Road with traffic 20%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Bakewell Recreation Ground car park, beside the road bridge

Parking

Pay-and-display at the Recreation Ground and the Agricultural Business Centre; both fill early on Monday market day

Directions to the start →

Two and a half easy miles beside the Wye, an hour at most, on level gravel paths and a short stretch of pavement through the town. Start from the Bakewell Recreation Ground car park by the bridge, which is pay-and-display and the best bet in a town where parking is scarce on market Mondays. The river is slow and shallow at the weir and dogs swim there constantly, the packhorse crossing at Holme Bridge is a quiet spot to dry off, and only the last few hundred yards along Buxton Road need a lead for traffic.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

Water bowls

REGION · DERBYSHIRE

GRID · 53.2160, -1.6740

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.PEAKDISTRICT.GOV.UK/VISITING/PLANNING-YOUR-VISIT/DOGS

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