Walk · Derbyshire

Darley Bridge and Oker Hill

Matlock

4MILES

2h 20mON FOOT

190mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

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

Off-road 86% 14% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 66%Lane & track 20%Road with traffic 14%

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

Darley Bridge picnic site car park, on the B5057 west of Matlock

Parking

Free county council picnic site car park at Darley Bridge, about 25 spaces; the Three Stags Heads and Square and Compass are both at the bridge

Directions to the start →

Four miles and about two and a quarter hours, over the little cone of Oker Hill with its single sycamore for a 360-degree view of the Derwent valley, then back by the river meadows. Start from the county council picnic site car park at Darley Bridge, two miles north-west of Matlock, which is free, holds about 25 cars and gives direct access to the rights of way. The climb is short but steep and the fields either side are grazed by sheep and cattle, so a two-metre lead is needed near stock and there are several stone stiles; the Derwent at Darley Bridge is shallow, gravelly and ideal for a wash-off at the end.

THE SMALL PRINTSheep and cattle graze the fields on and around Oker Hill, so a fixed lead of no more than two metres is required near stock.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

REGION · DERBYSHIRE

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Darley Bridge and Oker Hill

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