18th Jan. 2024

Codnor Park Reservoir will be our meeting point for this walk. It is on the
Coach Road – NG16 5PX is the post code, O.S. Explorer 269, 513 435 map
reference. Leaving from here at 11.00am we have a short road walk, uphill,
on Monument lane. From a distance you can see the Jessop monument but
when walking you can’t! The road turns into a track eventually passing
Codnor Castle. Continuing on the track (technically Castle Lane) we pass
the golf course and we are now on Aldercar Lane. On to Maggie’s Den. This
is primarily a café for Aldercar Fisheries but will provide a tea/coffee stop.
It’s seems fisherman don’t have cake (there is flapjack) as there is none!!
Hot food is available until 1.30 and I’m sure they are used to people eating
their own food outside.
Moving through the fisheries, under the railway line, we begin our journey
back. This includes the River Erewash, Erewash Meadows, lots of birds to
spot, maybe! This has the potential to be quite boggy (in October the
Erewash flooded around this area). Ultimately, we walk along the Cromford
canal back to the cars. Approx. 4.96 miles. It can be extended another 1 ½
miles to walk around the reservoir and visit Golden Valley, a small place
but lots of history. After the initial short uphill, it is gently downhill then
flat. Very few stiles.
Contact Chris Paice