Ogston Reservoir – Ashover Rock (The Fabrick) loop from Brackenfield

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North East Derbyshire

Brackenfield

Ogston Reservoir – Ashover Rock (The Fabrick) loop from Brackenfield

Moderate

4.5

(19)

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Ogston Reservoir – Ashover Rock (The Fabrick) loop from Brackenfield

03:44

13.1km

300m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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2.12 km

Ogston Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ogston Reservoir was created by flooding the local valley in 1958. The flooding covered the village of Woolley as well as a pub, farmland and a section of the Ashover …

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7.11 km

Ashover Rock (The Fabrick)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Otherwise known as Ashover Rock

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8.12 km

Black Swan Pub

Highlight • Restaurant

Lovely pub serving drinks and food. Walkers and dogs are welcomed.

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8.34 km

All Saints Church, Ashover

Highlight • Religious Site

Ashover Church was built between 1350 and 1419 by Thomas Babington, the great-grandfather of the Anthony Babington, executed at Smithfield for the plot, on behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots, …

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8.43 km

Ye Old Tuck Shop

Highlight • Cafe

This is a fabulous little shop selling groceries, confectionery, ice cream and amazing homemade cakes 😋👌🏻

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8.47 km

The Old Poets Corner

Highlight • Restaurant

Nice place to finish a walk

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9.02 km

Ashover Sloping Field Path

Highlight • Trail

Walk back into Ashover. This field is like an optical illusion. It's off camber and grip feels limited. In the wet it would be really tricky..... All good fun l.

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10.1 km

Gregory Mine Chimney

Highlight • Structure

Gregory mine is an old Lead mine which appears to have been worked from the early 1700s and certainly continuously from 1734 to 1803. In it's time it was one …

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