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The Chevin Descent to Milford – Old Roman Road loop from Belper

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The Chevin Descent to Milford – Old Roman Road loop from Belper

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The Chevin Descent to Milford – Old Roman Road loop from Belper

02:43

9.80km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Derwent Valley Mills WHS

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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6.28 km

The Chevin Descent to Milford

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is a really fun and fast blast with some great rocky features. Best on a mountain bike, but can also be fun on a gravel bike too, if you're happy to take it a bit steadier!

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2

7.23 km

Belper Volunteer Battalion Target Wall

Highlight • Historical Site

Former firing range. Circa 1800, the target wall dated 1800. The range is comprised of a tall tapering target wall, aligned north east-south west. approx. 25 metres long and 5 metres high. The wall is built of coursed squared gritstone, with a heavy flat gritstone coping. To the south east of the wall are a group of 5 regularly- spaced rectangular coursed stone firing butts or platforms, the first being approx 150 metres from the wall, and spaced every 25 metres thereafter. HISTORY: the firing range was built for the local militia, The Belper Volunteer Battalion, raised by Strutt family who established the textile factory communities at Belper and Milford. Lt. Cl. Joseph Strutt was the battalion commander. The range was used during the Napoleonic Wars, and again in 1860, during the Boer War and the First World War. The firing range is important evidence of the part played by local militias in the national defence strategy of the early C19, and is a rare survival of the period.

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3

7.49 km

Old Roman Road

Highlight • Historical Site

4

7.73 km

View of Belper from Midshires Way

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a lovely trail just across the top of Belper, offering scenic views of the lush surrounding countryside.

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5

8.69 km

Lumb Brook Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Great in dry weather but suspect may be different story after heavy rain ( steep walk down and out of the waterside )

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9.80 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.22 km

2.47 km

2.03 km

846 m

211 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.91 km

2.10 km

1.84 km

929 m

557 m

460 m

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