Living in Derbyshire gives me access to some fantastic countryside great for walking and running, alone, with the dog or with family, Am hoping to get a blog going of places I get to which may be of interest.
Today is easy, a run round Carsington with our border collie. I prefer to park at the Sheepwash and run in a clockwise direction getting the worst bit, which runs by the road, out of the way first. Eight miles round its a good place for a morning run with plenty of views across the water.
I think the Sheepwash car park opens at 9am but just a short way down the road opposite is a little layby which is just as good, and free. I was there just after eight this morning and it was nice an quiet. A few cyclists, couple of joggers and some walkers.
View from the northern end of the reservoir (bottom left on the map above).
Plenty of undulation on the opposite side to the visitors centre, before arriving at the Millfields car park. Its then flattish all the way back, over the dam, past the visitors centre and back to Sheepwash.
View across to hills behind Carsington and Hopton |
My favourite view of the reservoir can be found on the hills above Carsington village. I'll get a picture next time I get round the Wirksworth undulator route.
Not actually much access to the reservoir or to the streams that feed it so any old puddle is a welcome stopping point.
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