The plan was to park up just off the A6 next to Cromford canal, just past Whatstandwell railway station, and then do a circular walk through shining cliff woods and then back along the canal. I crossed the bridge across the Derwent.
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River Derwent from the bridge over the A6
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I crossed the A6 and headed towards the woods but pretty soon it became obvious that the path wasn't public right of way and there was a pack of guard dogs waiting to savage me. I went along the track about half a mile towards a caravan site and then decided to abort......I hate turning back , but this was one occasion it seemed right. I went back to where I was parked and did the Crich Chase , Crich Stand , Whatstandwell, Cromford Canal walk in reverse to the many times I had done it before.
Really enjoyed this. Funnly enough took a couple of wrong turns doing the walk in the opposite direction. The other thing that surprised me was how battered I felt after this walk. It is only 7 - 8 miles with a bit of climbing .....I guess it was down to not having done too much walking this year.
Crossing the track on the Crich Tram centre
Crich stand
About 6.5 Miles OS OL 24
Crich stand
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