Walk · Derbyshire

The Derby Canal at Borrowash

Derby · DE72 3EP

4.6MILES

2hON FOOT

20mCLIMB

Out & backSHAPE

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

Off-road 96% 4% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 24%Lane & track 72%Road with traffic 4%

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

Elvaston Castle car park, then out through the park to the canal line at Borrowash DE72 3EP

Parking

County council car park at Elvaston, £3.50 for three hours and £7 all day; free roadside parking in Borrowash at the other end

Directions to the start →

Four and a half miles there and back on the flat, following the public footpath along the length of the old Derby Canal at Borrowash and out towards the Derwent, about two hours. Start from the Elvaston Castle car park and walk out through the park gates, or use the free roadside parking at Borrowash village end; the county council car park charges £3.50 for three hours. It is level going the whole way and the canal line is wide enough for close control rather than a lead, but the channel is choked and steep-sided in places so a keen swimmer is better kept out of it, and the river gives clean water at the far end.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · DERBYSHIRE

GRID · 52.8836, -1.3811

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.DERBYSHIRE.GOV.UK/LEISURE/COUNTRYSIDE/COUNTRYSIDE-SITES/WATERWAYS-WETLANDS/WATERWAYS-AND-WETLANDS.ASPX

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