Sutton Rambling Club: Sunday March 1, Ashbourne Ramble

There are one or two route options during the day and there may be a shorter ramble. Lunch break in the Dovedale Car Park area with refreshments and toilets available. New members are always made made most welcome and their first coach journey is free.

The walk starts from Ashbourne and follows the Tissington Trail for a short distance before leaving the Trail at Callow Top. We then descend to Mapleton and down to Oakover Bridge and follow the east bank of the River Dove, past Thorpe Mill, eventually reaching the main Dovedale Car Park area for our lunch break.

In the afternoon we head south eastwards from the Stepping Stones along the scenic Lin Dale path. The more energetic may wish to take the more challenging Thorpe Cloud path. Onward then to the village of Thorpe and linking up with the Tissington Trail again at the Station House. We finish with a steady walk back down the Trail into Ashbourne where there should be time for refreshment before boarding the coach for a 5.00pm departure home.

In the morning the coach departs from the "Staff Of Life" pub in Sutton-in-Ashfield at 9.17am and from the Bancroft Lane end of Stockwell Gate outside Asda in Mansfield at 9.30am.

There are other pick up points en route. The coach fare is £14,accompanied juniors free. For further information please contact Sharon on 07811661104 or John on 07749164455 Alternatively visit our website www.suttonramblingclub.com