From the corner of the car park by the public toilets turn right for the walkway through to the town centre shops. At the end turn right, then left at the junction to reach Market Place. Walk down past Ye Olde Vaults pub and right on to the road at the bottom. Go past the traffic lights on to Church Street and turn left on to Station Road.

In 100yds (91m) turn right to reach the southern terminus of the Tissington Trail, by the leisure centre car park. Turn right again and walk the trail through the short tunnel under the town and out past the cycle hire centre. Continue on the trail northwards for just over 2 miles (3.2km).

Just before you get to the Tissington Trail Thorpe car park and picnic area turn left at the signpost ‘Public footpath to Thorpe’. Go up and across the first field, then through another to the road. Cross this for the narrow lane opposite and walk this all the way into the village of Thorpe.

At the far end turn left and left again on to Hall Lane. Go left on to Church Lane, past the church, and follow this to its conclusion at a gate. Go through it and in a few paces left for a public footpath through a hedge gap.    

Go down to a second gate, then diagonally left down across an open slope into the valley of the River Dove. Go through a gate at the very bottom and down a winding path through the undergrowth. At the bottom turn left to join a wider track along the river bank. Follow this through a succession of meadows until you reach a road.

Cross over to the footpath straight ahead across the field. Just beyond a line of small trees go diagonally left, away from the river, and aim for the stile in the far corner next to a house. Turn right and walk along the road. Turn left by the driveway to Callow End Farm, going through the fence gate ahead and left up the steep hillside through fields. Go over a stile, then diagonally left across the hilltop field to another stile. Now drop down sharply to the right to a gate, then left on to a hotel driveway.

Turn left on to the road and left again to reach the cycle hire centre on the Tissington Trail. Go right for the tunnel back to the town centre and the start.