Walk · Derbyshire

Padley Gorge and Longshaw

Grindleford

4.3MILES

2h 25mON FOOT

210mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 92% 8% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 74%Lane & track 18%Road with traffic 8%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, 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

Grindleford station, at the foot of Padley Gorge

Parking

Free but very limited roadside parking at Grindleford station; the National Trust pay car parks at Longshaw and Wooden Pole are larger and free to members

Directions to the start →

Four and a quarter miles and about two and a half hours up the finest oak gorge in the Peak, along Burbage Brook and back through the Longshaw estate. Start from Grindleford station, where roadside parking is free but tight and considerate parking matters to residents; the National Trust car parks at Longshaw are the alternative, free to members. Cattle and ground-nesting birds share this ground and the National Trust asks for a short lead at all times through Padley Gorge, the brook runs the length of the walk with pools deep enough to swim, and there are water bowls and a dog area inside the Longshaw cafe.

THE SMALL PRINTThe National Trust asks for dogs on a short lead at all times in Padley Gorge, where cattle graze and ground-nesting birds breed; dogs on leads are welcome in the designated area inside the Longshaw cafe.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

Water bowls

REGION · DERBYSHIRE

GRID · 53.3062, -1.6350

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Padley Gorge and Longshaw

House rules, decoded

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