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Walking along the Cromford Canal

Much of the old towpath is still walkable, and the Friends of the Cromford Canal organise a walk along the canal route every autumn.

You can take a short stroll from the canal terminus at Cromford along the restored waterway, passing such fascinating buildings as the High Peak Railway workshop - the oldest in the world - and the Lea Wood Pump-House. Perhaps the most rewarding walk of all is the High Peak Trail, following the old tramway (the Cromford & High Peak Railway) along its route from the Cromford Canal to the Peak Forest Canal.

But you can also walk lesser-known sections of the line, such as the flight of locks at Ironville, or even to the well-hidden portals of Butterley Tunnel.