Minninglow walk: pram-friendly (3.8km, circular)

The High Peak Trail in the Derbyshire Peak District follows the old railway trackbed from Dowlow, near Buxton, to Cromford. This circular Minninglow walk starts by following the trail at Minninglow, high up on the embankment, before cutting through the hillside.

Kids will love playing in the old quarry and finding leftover sections of the railway track and machinery.

The second half of the walk leads you back to where you started, along another gentle track with drystone walls and open fields either side. 

This route is flat with well-surfaced paths, so perfect for a Peak District pram friendly walk. It’s very easy going and often very quiet in this area of the National Park.

Minninglow walk map

On all Peak District family walks it’s a good idea to have an Ordnance Survey paper map with you, even if you have your phone on you. For this walk you need the OS Explorer Active Map OL 24 (White Peak). It’s also a good opportunity to show young kids the map features and get them started with map reading.

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This Minninglow walk follows the below map in a clockwise direction.

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Need to know

DISTANCE OF WALK: 3.8 km (2.4 miles)

TYPE OF WALK: easy going, well-surfaced paths and lanes.

PARKING: There is parking at Minninglow Car Park on Mouldridge Lane. Click here for Google Maps location, postcode: DE4 2PN. This is a pay and display Peak District National Park Authority car park. It’s £2.50 for 2 hours, and £4.00 for up to 4 hours. Card payments only.

WALK HIGHLIGHTS: beautiful countryside views, exploring the quarry and its old railway track

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE:  This walk can be done in an hour, but allow for 1.5 hours with kids in tow.

ACCESSIBILTY: Pram friendly, flat, well-surfaced paths.

TOTAL ASCENT: 58 metres

FACILITIES: There are no public toilets or eateries on this walk.

The route

START: Minninglow Car Park
Click here for Google Map point
Grid reference: SK 1946 5814
Post code: DE4 2PN
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Route follows a clockwise direction

1. With the road behind you, turn right and walk across the car park towards the wooden gate signposted to Middleton Top.

2. Cross over the narrow lane and follow the High Peak Trail for 1.4km. The first part of the trail passes across a high embankment so make sure the kids stick to the path, keeping away from the edge.

3. You’ll notice the trail passes through a cutting in the hillside and immediately after this there are rusty remains of machinery (which are fenced off) on your left. This is a great place to let the kids explore the quarry to the left and spot the old railway track dotted around.

4. A little further on are some picnic benches next to a manmade cave (perhaps an old coal bunker?). This is a good stop for a hot chocolate.

5. 120 metres on from the picnic benches is a turning on your right. Walk through the gate (or over the stile), and continue along this footpath. After 40 metres, there is a sharp bend to the left. Keep following this footpath all the way to the road, ignoring junctions to farms along the way. The last 600 metres is along a tarmac lane.

6. Once you reach the road, turn right and follow for 400 metres. Just before the bridge is a turning on your right, leading back to the car park to complete this Minninglow walk.