🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot
Best for
8 activities
🧺
Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Country park — good for group day out
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
Country park — designed for family visits; picnic area
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Country park
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Derwent Valley Heritage Way
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Good match
Country park — managed habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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10 signed routes nearby · 105 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
West Bankpublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface settPath type: track
West Bankpublic footpath · 34 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Upperwood Roadpublic footpath · 113 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mSurface gravelPath type: service
🚴
Cycling
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15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route852 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
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Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
About this country park
Matlock Parks is a Country Park spanning 32 hectares in Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands. The park features varied landscapes including woodlands and fields, attracting significant wildlife and offering trails for walking and outdoor activities.
