A nice walk to end the year with. Parked at Carlton Lees car park (only £2). Crossed the road into the estate and then a short walk to the hump back bridge over the Derwent. Over the bridge and then follow the lane which skirts the eastern edge of the estate up towards the ridge. That was a fair gradient which warmed me up. Take the stile to the left onto a well defined path across a field which leads to a ladder stile over a wall and into the estate again. 
Across the ridge and then into Stand Woods. Follow well defined paths past Swiss Lake on the left and Emperor Lake on the right. Take a sharp left around the hunting tower and follow the path past an old ruined viaduct and then take the right hairpin wihich winds down through the woods to the house. Quick stop for a cup of coffee and then follow the river back to the car park. Got fairly close to a group of Deer and took a few snaps. I enjoyed this more than expected and would definitely do it again.
OL 24 White Peak about 6 miles
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